,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,coons1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,cortez     
,masto1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to
 improve access to mental health        
services under the ,medicare program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mental ,health ,access and     
,provider ,support ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  
,improving access to mental health      
services under the ,medicare program    
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahcc7;a77#a7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,f77ii71 by       
striking #ge percent of the amount      
determined for payment of a psychologist
 under clause 7,l7 and inserting #he    
percent of the fee schedule amount      

provided under section #ahdh2  7#b7 in  
subparagraph 7,,ee71 by striking        
#ahdg;,a7i77#e77;,b7 and inserting      
#ahdg;,a7i77#e77;,b712 and  7#c7 in     
subparagraph 7,,ff71 by striking #ge    
percent of the amount determined for    
payment of a psychologist under         
subparagraph 7,l7 and inserting #he     
percent of the fee schedule amount      
provided under section #ahdh4  7b7      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and   
services furnished on or after ,january 
#a1 #bjbg4