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Noah Wyle Champions Healthcare Worker Protections on Capitol Hill

He is urging Congress to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Act to deliver mental health support for frontline workers.

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Overview

  • Wyle traveled to Washington with eighteen medical professionals organized by FIGS to press lawmakers on mental health support, administrative relief and financial assistance for health care staff.
  • He warned that chronic understaffing and excessive red tape are driving burnout and heightening suicide risks among frontline workers.
  • Wyle highlighted the lapse of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act in 2024 and called for its renewal to fund peer support programs and training.
  • Rep. Buddy Carter and Sen. Tim Kaine pledged bipartisan backing for measures aimed at destigmatizing mental health treatment and improving workplace conditions.
  • He was joined by his mother, former nurse Marjorie Wyle-Katz, who detailed safety concerns and pay disparities nurses face under current budget cuts.