Mental health and addiction treatment centers and counselors have been overwhelmed with work during the pandemic and economic crash. But many are struggling to stay afloat amid confusion and delays over the federal bailout for the health care industry
Mental health and addiction treatment centers and counselors have been overwhelmed with work during the coronavirus pandemic and economic crash.
Mental health providers who criticize the government for setting up an inefficient, even convoluted process for distributing the money say HHS should do right by them. Advocacy groups late last week asked the Trump administration to guarantee behavioral health providers get targeted payouts. But the pandemic has hit the centers harder and faster than expected. In California, nearly 60 percent of behavioral health providers say they have lost staff, many of whom feared going into work because of the coronavirus, according to an industry survey. In North Carolina, nearly 20 providers have already laid off employees, and even more are worried they’ll need to cut staff. One Illinois provider has lost over $1 million since the pandemic began while receiving just $6,000 in federal relief.
The federal government’s top mental health and addiction official said the Trump administration is committed to helping providers as millions of Americans drive an increased need for services. “It's been really tough as a provider to figure out okay, well, should I apply for a loan? What can we do to sustain our business?”But the government began paying out assistance based on the money centers make from Medicare, the health program for
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