Senate Bill 708 - A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-08

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Alternative Names

A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Drug therapy

Medicaid

Mental health

Prescription drugs

State and local government operations

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Committees and Subcommittees

Finance Committee

Variations and Revisions

A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for state Medicaid programs on best practices to support individuals with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions, including options that in...

Congress
118

Number
S - 708

Introduced on
2023-03-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/8/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for state Medicaid programs on best practices to support individuals with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions, including options that in...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Drug therapy•
Medicaid•
Mental health•
Prescription drugs•
State and local government operations

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/4/2023

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for state Medicaid programs on best practices to support individuals with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions, including options that in...


Latest Action3/8/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.