Regional Director Lily Griego from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discusses recent initiatives impacting adults in Colorado, including the HHS's mission to address maternal care, mental health destigmatization, and rural health care accessibility, along with the Inflation Reduction Act's role in reducing health care costs for older adults.

Further reading:

• Strengthening Maternal Health
• SAMSHA Announces $39.4 Million in Funding Opportunities for Grants to Help Advance the President’s Unity Agenda
• Biden-Harris Administration taking actions to improve the health of rural communities
• Fact Sheet: One Year In, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
• Fact Sheet: Advancing Health Equity Across HHS
• SAMSHA Announces $36.9 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities 
• ASPE Office of Health Policy: Insulin Affordability and the Inflation Reduction Act