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S 448 115th Congress Senate Health Health personnel Medicare Mental health

Medicare Mental Health Access Act

Introduced: February 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Medicare Mental Health Access Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.

What's happening now February 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1173 Identical bill Medicare Mental Health Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 5, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 14, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 3, 2018
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Aug 3, 2017
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 12, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 23, 2017
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 15, 2017
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 448: Medicare Mental Health Access Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-448/
MLA
"S. 448: Medicare Mental Health Access Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-448/.
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S. 448, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-448/.
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