U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
04/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2026 12:32
NEXT WEEK: HELP Committee to Hold Field Hearings in Louisiana on Making Health Care Affordable, Improving Americans’ Mental Health
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold two field hearings in Louisiana next week to discuss how Congress can make health care affordable and improve mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The Committee will hear from a variety of perspectives within the health care system, including patients, providers, and local subject matter experts.
This comes after U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, recently unveiled the Money and Value for Patients (MVP) agenda to lower health costs and empower patients to choose the care that works best for them. Additionally, President Trump recently signed into law Cassidy's SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, which bolsters prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use disorders and mental illness. The President also signed into law Cassidy's HALT Fentanyl Act, which gives law enforcement another tool to combat drug cartels by permanently scheduling fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act.
Title: Making Health Care Affordable Again Part 2: Perspectives from Employers, Patients, and Providers
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM CT/10:00 AM ET
Location: LSU Foundation Building, 3796 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, LA
Click here to watch this hearing live.
Title: From Crisis to Care: Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Across the Continuum of Care
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM CT/10:00 AM ET
Location: Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Dr., Metairie, LA
Click here to watch this hearing live.
If you are a member of the press and plan on attending one or both of these hearings in-person, please RSVP to [email protected]
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