A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions.
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 include pharmacogenetic testing.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Tim Scott
RRepublican
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