Joseph P. Kennedy III: “We need substantive systemic reform. We need legal mental health parity, like what my cousin Patrick has envisioned.”

And, Doctor, you touched on this already a little bit, but just to flesh this out for us a bit more, how does Medicaid expansion specifically help States to respond to the current unprecedented health and economic crisis?

Beyond the horrific loss of life caused by this pandemic and the administration's failed response, the economic consequence of job losses, business closures, imminent evictions, will last for generations.

This is, in all likelihood, my last committee hearing as well. It has been an extraordinary honor and pleasure and privilege for me to join all of you on the best committee in Congress.

COVID-19 has brought about unprecedented challenges to our healthcare system and our economy.