Bill > S286

Introduced Session

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 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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John Barrasso (R)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Tom Carper (D),  Susan Collins (R),  Chris Coons (D),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Maggie Hassan (D),  Doug Jones (D),  Angus King (I),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Martha McSally (R),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Jerry Moran (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Gary Peters (D),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Mike Rounds (R),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Tina Smith (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Dan Sullivan (R),  Jon Tester (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 01/31/2019)

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