Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Expanding mental health care workforce and services under Medicare and Medicaid Sec. 101. Expanding eligibility for incentives under the Medicare health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services. Sec. 102.
Improved access to mental health services under the Medicare program. Sec. 103. Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. Sec. 104. Medicare incentives for behavioral health integration with primary care. Sec. 105. Establishment of Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth. Sec. 106. Guidance on furnishing behavioral health services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiency under Medicare program.
Sec. 107. Ensuring timely communication regarding telehealth and interstate licensure requirements. Sec. 108. Facilitating accessibility for behavioral health services furnished through telehealth. Sec. 109. Requiring Enhanced & Accurate Lists of
(REAL)Health Providers Act. Sec. 110. Guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider capacity. Sec. 111. Guidance to States on supporting mental health services and substance use disorder care for children and youth. Sec. 112. Recurring analysis and publication of Medicaid health care data related to mental health services. Sec. 113. Guidance to States on supporting mental health services or substance use disorder care integration with primary care in Medicaid and CHIP. Sec. 114. Medicaid State option relating to inmates with a substance use disorder pending disposition of charges. Sec. 115. Definition of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Services under Medicaid. TITLE II—Reducing prescription drug costs under Medicare and Medicaid Sec. 201. Assuring pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries. Sec. 202. Ensuring accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid. Sec. 203. Protecting seniors from excessive cost-sharing for certain medicines. TITLE III—Medicaid Expiring Provisions Sec. 301. Delaying certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program. Sec. 302. Extension of State option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases. TITLE IV—Medicare Expiring Provisions and Provider Payment Changes Sec. 401. Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection. Sec. 402. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs. Sec. 403. Extension of the work geographic index floor under the Medicare program. Sec. 404. Extending incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models. Sec. 405. Payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program. Sec. 406. Extending the independence at home medical practice demonstration program under the Medicare program. Sec. 407. Increase in support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes. Sec. 408. Revised phase-in of Medicare clinical laboratory test payment changes. Sec. 409. Extension of adjustment to calculation of hospice cap amount under Medicare. TITLE V—Offsets Sec. 501. Medicaid Improvement Fund. Sec. 502. Medicare Improvement Fund.