A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
This bill extends funding for the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program, which trains healthcare providers to observe, ask about, and respond to patient wellness concerns, through fiscal years 2025-2029. It updates the Public Health Service Act to adjust the program’s funding period and cancels $20 million from a Department of Health and Human Services fund. The program helps health professionals address wellness issues with patients through structured training. This directly affects healthcare organizations participating in the SOAR program.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Jan 23, 2025
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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