Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Michael Bennet
Introduced
Summary
Tests hospital-led models that coordinate mental and physical health care for low-income and uninsured people with serious comorbidities.
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- Families and patients: The bill would fund a demonstration to test coordinated care and social‑needs interventions for people with serious mental illness and physical chronic conditions, with plans required to document community vulnerability using measures like the Neighborhood Deprivation Index or Child Opportunity Index.
- Participating hospitals: Eligible hospitals with a high Medicare or Medicaid patient share would submit an implementation plan, accept an annualized payment arrangement (for example a lump sum or capitation that may include financial risk), join a learning collaborative, and certify innovations will supplement existing activities.
- Federal programs and communities: The Secretary would identify and spread validated best practices, study payment reforms under Medicare (title XVIII) and Medicaid (title XIX), and must deliver an evaluation report to Congress within one year after the program ends. The demonstration would run from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2030.
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Hospital pilot for mental and physical care
If enacted, this bill would create a hospital demonstration program from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. You could benefit if you are subsidy-eligible under section 1860D-14, enrolled in Medicaid, or uninsured — but only if you get care at a participating hospital. Only selected hospitals in three groups (certain rural, large teaching/tertiary, and small urban safety-net hospitals) could join. Participating hospitals would sign annual payment arrangements (lump sum, capitation, or other) that may include financial risk and must join a learning collaborative. The Secretary would evaluate results, share promising practices, and must report to Congress within one year after the program ends. Funds under section 1115A(f) would be available to run the program without further appropriation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Michael Bennet
CO • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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