Doris Matsui

I have long supported the expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, CCBHCs, which provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services.

I am worried, as are many watching this hearing, that the companies before us today are not doing enough to prevent the spread of hate, especially when it is targeted against minority communities.

Clearly the current approach is not working, and I think Congress must revisit Section 230.

We need a much stronger, more robust digital infrastructure.

Last year when I heard at the highest levels of government, those people used racist slurs like China virus to spread xenophobia and cast blame on innocent communities. It was all too familiar. Comments like these only build upon the…

There is a systemic problem here and we are duty bound to stop the spread of xenophobic and racist ideas.

I have a responsibility and a moral obligation to speak out about the normalizing of attacks on the AAPI community.

If we are going to really address the historical inequities that limit access and health outcomes, we cannot be revisiting this funding question year after year.

Modernizing telehealth policy to meet the moment is one of the most important responsibilities of this Health Subcommittee.

I am proud to colead several efforts that would give our providers more certainty about how care will be delivered in the future, such as the comprehensive CONNECT for Health Act, aimed to remove the most onerous roadblocks in telehealth…

I am working on a comprehensive legislation to ensure access to tele-mental health--clinically appropriate without limiting access.

It was the CMS waivers issued early in the pandemic that were key to jump starting the widespread telehealth investment.

the pandemic has brought on serious increases in anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns that are likely to last long after we get the virus under control.

They are the same policy changes we have been fighting for in Congress for years, commonsense solutions that broaden where services can be provided.

Telehealth has been, without a doubt, critical to preserving access to care during the public health emergency.

Audio-only telehealth services were rarely reimbursed by commercial payers and government programs before the pandemic.

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Over the past few weeks, we have seen the reports of decommissioned sorting machines, removal of postboxes, and the cutting back of hours for the U.S. Postal Service employees. In my district of Sacramento, I have never seen such an…

Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for this very, very important hearing. It is really something that is really necessary today.

Medicare beneficiaries now more than ever need access to telehealth treatment for mental health services, regardless of where they are located.

It is completely unacceptable that they are largely excluded from COVID-19 relief funds made available by HHS.

I urge the committee today to commit to working on finding a solution that will guarantee adequate aid for those providers.

Facebook has announced that it will remove COVID-19-related misinformation that could contribute to imminent physical harm.

Well do you believe that Facebook provides sufficient public information about the ownership, management, and membership in neo-Confederate or white nationalist groups?