Feds Invest $14M to Integrate Telehealth Into Pediatric Primary Care Offices
The Health and Human Services Department is using more than $14 million in pandemic relief funding on programs that use telehealth to connect behavioral healthcare specialists with pediatric primary care providers.
- The federal government is investing more than $14 million in telehealth programs that integrate behavioral health services into pediatric primary care.
The Health and Human Services Department is issuing the money, from the American Rescue Plan, to newly selected Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) projects, which allow pediatric mental health providers to use connected health to consult with, train, provide assistance to and participate in care management plans with primary care providers.