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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services or substance use disorder services and primary care services furnished on the same day.
Summary
- Requires Medicaid to cover mental health services or substance use disorder services and primary care services furnished on the same day
- Prohibits states from denying Medicaid payment for these services based on them being furnished on the same day at the same facility
- Applies to services furnished in physician's offices, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and other outpatient facilities
- Permits these services to be furnished via telehealth
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Neal P. Dunn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- KEDRICK CERRY $13,200
- ADVANCED UROLOGY INSTITUTE $12,400
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES $11,600
- NULL $11,110
- AUDIENTIS LLC $10,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Neal P. Dunn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Introduced in House
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2026
Mr. Dunn of Florida (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services or substance use disorder services and primary care services furnished on the same day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Coordination and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act” or the “Improving CARE for Youth Act”.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FURNISHED ON THE SAME DAY.
(a) In General.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (89), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (90)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (90) the following new paragraph:
“(91) not prohibit payment under the plan for a mental health service, substance use disorder service, or primary care service furnished to an individual for which payment would otherwise be available under the plan if such service were not a same-day qualifying service (as defined in subsection (zz)).”.
(b) Same-Day Qualifying Services Defined.—Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(zz) Same-Day Qualifying Services Defined.—For purposes of subsection (a)(91), the term ‘same-day qualifying service’ means—
“(1) a primary care service furnished to an individual (including via telehealth) by a physician or practitioner employed by or working under contract with a physician’s office, Federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, or other outpatient facility on the same day a mental health service or substance use disorder service is furnished to such individual (including via telehealth) by such physician or practitioner (or another physician or practitioner) employed by or working under contract with the same office, center, clinic, or facility; and
“(2) a mental health service or substance use disorder service furnished to an individual (including via telehealth) by a physician or practitioner employed by or working under contract with a physician’s office, Federally qualified health center, rural health clinic, or other outpatient facility on the same day a primary care service is furnished to such individual (including via telehealth) by such physician or practitioner (or another physician or practitioner) employed by or working under contract with the same office, center, clinic, or facility.”. <all>
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