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This bill, known as the "Medicaid Bump Act," aims to increase federal funding for behavioral health services (which include mental health and substance use services) through Medicaid. Specifically, the bill would provide a 90% federal matching rate for states that increase their spending on behavioral health services beyond their baseline expenditure from the four-quarter period ending March 31, 2019. To receive this additional funding, states must meet two key requirements: first, the new funds must supplement, not replace, existing state funding for behavioral health services as of April 1, 2021; and second, states must use the funds to improve the delivery of behavioral health services, such as increasing provider payment rates or implementing measures to reduce staff turnover. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance defining behavioral health services within 180 days and to submit annual reports to Congress detailing behavioral health service payment rates and utilization across states. The amendments would take effect one year after the bill's enactment, with the goal of enhancing access to and quality of mental health and substance use services through the Medicaid program.

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