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Bill to Increase Medicare Mental Health Pay Moves Forward

The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care Act (COMPLETE Care Act) was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. The legislation, if included in a healthcare package later in the year, aims to improve behavioral health access by increasing Medicare mental health payments and by directing Secretary Kennedy to establish quality measurement reporting requirements for applicable clinicians on behavioral health integration. While the focus of Congress remains limited to moving a budget forward, potential items for inclusion in a later year healthcare package are beginning to line up.

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