Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 3, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for coverage of any therapy service or any outpatient mental health care service under Medicare unduly restricts the access to such a service of any Medicare beneficiary with Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness because the coverage criteria requires the Medicare beneficiary to display continuing clinical improvement to continue to receive the service.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2007 to Feb 26, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Mar 23, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Mar 23, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | May 3, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 26, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 26, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 23, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E632-633)
- Mar 23, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E632 | Fortney Pete Stark D-CA | Mar 23, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-53 | THE PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2007 (H.R. 1424)119 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-57 | THE PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2007107 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-30 | MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PARITY90 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 27, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Alzheimer's disease
- Ambulatory care
- Case management
- Community health services
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disabled
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Families
- Family services
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Hospital care
- Marriage counseling
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Mental illness
- Mentally disabled
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapy
- Social Welfare
- Social work
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
