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HHS: $165M in behavioral-health programs added since 2016; six pending bills affect services

2315861 · February 14, 2025
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Pam Segnus, executive director of behavioral health at HHS, briefed the Appropriations - Human Resources Division on roughly $165 million in behavioral-health programs and grants added since 2016, described program outcomes and listed several pending bills that would add appropriations for hospital, jail and other services.

Pam Segnus, executive director of behavioral health at the Department of Health and Human Services, told the Appropriations - Human Resources Division that the department has added roughly $165,000,000 in behavioral-health programs and access since 2016 and provided a line-by-line document showing program starts, spending and outcomes.

"In total we see about $165,000,000 of, new programs and access to services that didn't exist prior to 2016," Segnus told the committee. She said most of the programs are community-based and that some inpatient contracts exist — for example,…

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