Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Introduced
Summary
Expands Medicare-covered behavioral health services at rural health clinics. The bill would amend the Social Security Act to remove a phrase that previously limited which facilities at rural health clinics could deliver or be reimbursed for behavioral health services, effective January 1, 2027.
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- Rural patients and families: Could gain easier local access to mental health and substance use care because more clinic settings would be eligible to deliver and bill Medicare.
- Rural health clinics and providers: Would be able to offer and seek Medicare payment for a broader set of behavioral health services or settings, giving clinics more flexibility to structure care.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More Medicare behavioral health at rural clinics
This bill would remove a Medicare rule that limits where rural clinics can give behavioral health care. If enacted, Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas could get mental health and related care at more rural health clinics, and Medicare could pay those clinics. It would not change payment rates or create new programs. The change would start on January 1, 2027.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
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