What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is S 1264.
Integrated Health Care Demonstration: Treating Mental and Physical Illnesses Together
This Act establishes a five-year demonstration program under Medicare to test innovations for treating individuals with co-occurring mental and physical health conditions. The goal is to provide coordinated care that also addresses social factors like food insecurity or lack of social support. The program aims to improve health outcomes and reduce emergency department utilization for participating individuals.
Key points
The program tests integrated care teams that combine psychiatric and physical treatment within eligible hospitals.
Innovations include support for social determinants of health (e.g., nutritional, legal aid) for individuals with comorbidities.
The program targets uninsured individuals, those enrolled in Medicaid, or subsidy-eligible Medicare beneficiaries facing serious health conditions.
Status:
Introduced
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