S 1715
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulatory care
Coinsurance
Finance and Financial Sector
Medical economics
Medicare
Mental health services
Psychiatry
Social Welfare
Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 27, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8618)
Jun 27, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide, by a gradual increase in the percentage of expenses considered incurred expenses, for a gradual reduction (from 50% to the standard 20%) of copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare program.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1715: Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1715/
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