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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare & Mental Health Workforce
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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare & Mental Health Workforce
02/04/2021
Letter to Representatives Thompson and Katko, expressing support for the reintroduction of H.R. 432, the "Mental Health Access Improvement Act," which would allow licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to bill Medicare for medically necessary behavioral health services.
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