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AAU, Organizations Urge House Committee Leaders to Support TREAT Act

AAU joined ACE and 51 other organizations on a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders urging them quickly to advance H.R. 708/S. 168, the ‘‘Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act,” or TREAT Act. The bipartisan measure would temporarily extend license reciprocity for healthcare and mental health workers across the United States. According to the letter, the measure would address how the “patchwork of state and local licensing laws that restrict the provision of care across state lines remains a significant barrier to timely access to vital physical and behavioral health care,” causing confusion and delays in licensing and care.

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