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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and…

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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 30, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for clinical social worker services under Medicaid and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare.

What's happening now April 7, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 27, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1857: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1857/
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"H.R. 1857: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1857/.
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H.R. 1857, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1857/.
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[H.R. 1857: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1857/)
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