Bill > S3430

This bill, the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid. Key provisions include expanding eligibility for Medicare mental health provider bonuses, improving access to mental health services in Medicare, providing incentives for behavioral health integration in primary care, establishing a Medicare incident-to modifier for telehealth mental health services, and requiring pharmacy access and choice protections and accurate pharmacy reimbursement under Medicare and Medicaid. The bill also extends certain Medicare and Medicaid expiring provisions, and provides offsets through adjustments to the Medicaid and Medicare Improvement Funds.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3430/all-info