Digital tools—such as digital therapeutics and AI chatbots—are reshaping how people manage their mental health. These innovations offer potential solutions to pressing challenges, including unmet behavioral health needs, workforce shortages, and rising costs. As use expands, federal policymakers are considering how to regulate and pay for these solutions. The Congressional Research Service recently called on Congress to consider guardrails for high-risk generative AI, citing mental health therapy as a use case, and CMS has begun reimbursing some digital mental health treatments.
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Commonwealth Fund for a virtual event exploring how digital mental health tools are used today, their promise and risks, and the key questions shaping federal policy.
Opening Remarks
Jonathan Burks | Executive Vice President, Bipartisan Policy Center
Rachel Nuzum | Senior Vice President for Policy, Commonwealth Fund
Keynote Remarks
Tom Insel, MD | Former Director, National Institute of Mental Health; Mental Health Startup Founder
Panel Discussion
Caroline Pearson | Executive Director, Peterson Center on Healthcare
Nick Jacobson, PhD | Associate Professor, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College; Director, AIM HIGH Laboratory
Sarah Hudson Scholle | Principal, Leavitt Partners
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya | Senior Writer, Fierce Healthcare (Moderator)
A link to the recording can be found here.