FDA, CMS To Lead On Several White House Suicide Prevention Goals

The White House on Tuesday (April 23) unveiled a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention federal action plan which includes more than 200 proposals to help federal agencies like CMS and FDA tackle the mental health crisis, such as educating providers on suicide prevention strategies, integrating prevention in behavioral health work, analyzing beneficiaries’ lived experiences, monitoring use of Medicare psychotherapy services used outside of a physician office and more. These actions will support the administration's whole-of-society approach to the suicide...