Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it, today, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force published an op-ed in Newsweek urging the House of Representatives to address the addiction and mental health crises and reauthorize the SUPPORT Act.
The full op-ed is available here and printed below.
Congress Still Has Time To Save Lives From Drug… Read more »
**Earlier this week, Kuster spoke on the House Floor urging passage of this legislation**
**Today, Kuster published an op-ed in Newsweek with the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force urging passage of the bill**
**Authorization for the programs in the 2018 SUPPORT Act expired on September 30, 2023**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster… Read more »
Inside Health Policy: Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would Extend SUD Care To Incarcerated
By Dorothy Mills-Gregg
Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Don Bacon (R-NE) unveiled a bill Thursday (Dec. 7) that would let Medicaid pay for behavioral health treatment in criminal justice settings, reforming the so-called Medicaid Inmate Exclusion policy in a way that advocates say would lower the risk… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — This week, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the Rehabilitation and Recovery During Incarceration Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to reform the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion policy. Specifically, this bill would provide Medicaid coverage to people incarcerated in public institutions seeking mental health and substance… Read more »
MANCHESTER – On Monday, Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster joined a Behavioral Health Forum hosted by The New England Council. Senator Hassan and Congresswoman Kuster highlighted some of the progress made in addressing the fentanyl crisis and expanding mental health resources in recent years, as well as the work ahead.
Senator Hassan and… Read more »
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which funds the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) that the New Hampshire Department of Safety will receive a $1 million Anti-Heroin… Read more »
**You can read the Task Force’s 2023 Legislative Agenda here**
Washington, D.C. — Today, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, Reps. Kuster (D-NH), Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trone (D-MD), and McClain (R-MI), hosted a press conference with mental health professionals and recovery advocates to highlight their 2023 Legislative… Read more »
**The Task Force’s 2023 Legislative Agenda is available HERE**
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Reps. Kuster (D-NH), Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trone (D-MD), and McClain (R-MI), the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force co-chairs, hosted a naloxone training alongside ONDCP, SAMHSA, medical experts, naloxone manufacturers, and advocacy organizations. Trainers from… Read more »
Kuster, Hassan Honored as Health Champions by Harbor Care During Community Health Center Week
Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) visited Harbor Care’s Health and Wellness Center to honor and celebrate National Community Health Center Week. During the event, Kuster and Hassan were awarded the Health Champion Award for their work… Read more »
**Kuster also joined Mid-State Health’s BBQ to meet with their staff and celebrate their work during Community Health Center Week**
Plymouth, N.H. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited Mid-State Health Center to honor Community Health Center week. Rep. Kuster heard first-hand from clinicians and Mid-State leadership about their operations as well as… Read more »
