To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program.
Summary
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of intensive outpatient services that are provided by community mental health centers, rural health clinics, or federally qualified health centers.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 19, 2022
Last action Sep 20, 2022
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3
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Committee
2
Sep 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
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