Improving CARE for Youth Act
Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Improving Coordination and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act or the Improving CARE for Youth Act
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from denying coverage for primary care and mental health services that are furnished on the same day at the same office, clinic, or other outpatient facility.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5236: Improving CARE for Youth Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5236/
"S. 5236: Improving CARE for Youth Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5236/.
S. 5236, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5236/.
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