Bill > S3450

This bill aims to establish a demonstration program within the Medicare program to promote collaborative treatment of mental and physical health comorbidities. The key provisions include: 1. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will conduct a demonstration program to test and evaluate innovative, evidence-based practices and models that improve care and outcomes for individuals with mental and physical health comorbidities, especially those living in vulnerable communities. 2. The program will identify and disseminate best practices, assist in the identification of potential payment reforms, and establish a learning collaborative for participating hospitals to share information. 3. Eligible hospitals, including rural hospitals, large teaching hospitals, and urban safety net hospitals, can participate in the program by submitting a plan and entering into an agreement with the Secretary, which may include an annualized payment arrangement. 4. The program will focus on innovations addressing mental and physical health comorbidities, such as interdisciplinary care teams, integration of mental health services, and technology improvements, as well as innovations addressing social determinants of health, such as wrap-around services and home-based care. 5. The Secretary will evaluate the program's activities and submit a report to Congress on its findings and recommendations for any necessary legislative or administrative action.