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S. 2597

Medicare Mental Health Access Act

Medicare Mental Health Access Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.

The bill excludes a clinical psychologist, in 2017 and 2018, from certain negative payment adjustments for failing to be a meaningful electronic health records user.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Medicare Mental Health Access Act — Informed