HR 7324 · in committee · significant
More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare will pay extra to mental health providers who work in areas with too few behavioral health professionals.
- Doctors, nurses, therapists, counselors, and social workers treating mental health and addiction are affected.
- Additional payments begin immediately for qualifying providers in designated shortage areas.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the government determine which geographic areas have too few behavioral health professionals, and what evidence should define a shortage?
- 02
Which types of mental health providers would most benefit from these extra Medicare payments, and could this create unequal incentives across different professions?
- 03
If extra payment attracts more providers to underserved areas, what happens to mental health services in areas that don't qualify for this bonus?
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Sponsor · D-IL-13
Nikki Budzinski
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Introduced 2026-02-03
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Legislative timeline
2026-02-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2026-02-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2026-02-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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