Key U.S. senators put forward a tentative plan aimed at bolstering behavioral health parity in Medicare and Medicaid.
On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft bill on behavioral health parity in Medicare and Medicaid, a fifth in a series of similar proposed reforms.
Among the provisions, the plan funds new GAO studies examining Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health compared to medical or surgical services.
Leading into 2022, the finance committee formed five bipartisan working groups to study aspects of behavioral health reform with a Democratic and Republican senator leading each. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) led the parity task force. Read more.
