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HR 1663 110th Congress House

Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: March 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2007
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E632-633)
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 Latest action April 3, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for coverage of any therapy service or any outpatient mental health care service under Medicare unduly restricts the access to such a service of any Medicare beneficiary with Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness because the coverage criteria requires the Medicare beneficiary to display continuing clinical improvement to continue to receive the service.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 24, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 24, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 24, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2007
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 14, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 3, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 23, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1663: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1663/
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"H.R. 1663: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1663/.
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H.R. 1663, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1663/.
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