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Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act

6/6/2025, 8:06 PM

Summary of Bill HR 3320

H.R. 3320, introduced in the 119th Congress on May 9, 2025, aims to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance Federal Medicaid funding for states offering intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illness.

Congressional Summary of HR 3320

Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act

This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illnesses.

Specifically, states may provide for coverage of services that include (1) treatment services that are available 24/7, involve multidisciplinary care teams, and that are designed to improve outcomes for adults with mental illnesses who are at high risk of homelessness, psychiatric crisis, or hospitalization or who are involved in the criminal justice system (i.e., assertive community treatment); (2) employment support; (3) peer support; (4) community-based mobile crisis intervention services; (5) intensive case management; and (6) housing support.

The bill provides funds for state planning grants with respect to such coverage. It also provides for an enhanced federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for such services.

Current Status of Bill HR 3320

Bill HR 3320 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 9, 2025. Bill HR 3320 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on May 9, 2025.  Bill HR 3320's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. as of May 9, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3320

Total Number of Sponsors
4
Democrat Sponsors
4
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3320

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3320

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal Medicaid funding for States that provide intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illness, and for other purposes.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal Medicaid funding for States that provide intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illness, and for other purposes.

Comments

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Loretta Dudley

636

9 months ago

Why do they want to do this? It doesn't make sense to me. It's not fair to everyone. It won't help me at all.