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What: Hearing on Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee

HB 2: Funding for Mental Health System

Position: Support

When: Tuesday, January 17th 8AM-12PM

Where: Room 102, MUST SELECT HB2 TO TESTIFY IN APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES

Talking Points:

• The state is facing a mental health crisis – and one of the main barriers to access to care is a lack of providers. We need to pay our providers a competitive rate, or else Montana will never be able to address the state’s mental health care deserts.

• The Governor commissioned a study that proved in order for MT to retain health care workers, the state needed to dramatically increase provide rates – the state simply isn’t paying these critical workers the wages they deserve. The Governor ignored his own study – and is only proposing ONE THIRD of what the study recommended.

• The state needs to  fund 100% of the suggested rates from the Guidehouse study

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