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S 828 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

Summary
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 This bill provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicare coverage for mental health services, improving access to therapists and counselors under federal healthcare program.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Last action Mar 18, 2021
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Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of John Barrasso
John Barrasso
RRepublican
WY
n/a
Co
Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
Co
Photo of Angus S. King, Jr.
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
n/a
Co
Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
n/a
Co
Photo of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
NV
n/a
Co
Photo of Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
Co
Photo of Christopher A. Coons
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
DE
n/a
Co
Photo of Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
CT
n/a
Co
Photo of Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
IA
n/a
Co
Photo of Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Debbie Stabenow
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
MI
n/a