S 1879 115th Congress Senate Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Mental health Rural conditions and development

Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: September 27, 2017 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare, (2) exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and (3) authorize marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

What's happening now September 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related & companion bills 2

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Cosponsors 10

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2018

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Sep 18, 2018

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jul 16, 2018

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2018

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Feb 27, 2018

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Dec 6, 2017

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Dec 6, 2017

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Nov 30, 2017

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Nov 1, 2017

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Nov 1, 2017

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