Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-286| Senate
| Updated: 1/31/2019
John Barrasso
Republican Senator
Wyoming
Cosponsors (31)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareMental healthRural conditions and development
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-286| Senate
| Updated: 1/31/2019
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
John Barrasso
Republican Senator
Wyoming
Cosponsors (31)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareMental healthRural conditions and development