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S 828 117th 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

Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

This bill provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.

What's happening now March 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 432 Identical bill Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 19 Republican 6 Independent 2
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 29, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 29, 2022
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Sep 15, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Aug 4, 2022
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 21, 2022
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 24, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 24, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 23, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 15, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2022
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 17, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 28, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 20, 2021
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 20, 2021
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Sep 20, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 13, 2021
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 24, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 10, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 10, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 17, 2021
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 22, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 19, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 15, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 15, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 828: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-828/
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"S. 828: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-828/.
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S. 828, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-828/.
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