COMPLETE Care Act
COMPLETE Care Act
Plain Language Summary
# COMPLETE Care Act Summary **What the Bill Does:** The COMPLETE Care Act aims to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment by encouraging primary care doctors to integrate behavioral health services into their regular practices. It would increase Medicare payments to doctors who provide these integrated services, with payment boosts of 175% in 2027, dropping to 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029. The bill also allocates federal funding from 2025-2029 to help primary care clinics learn how to set up and run these integrated behavioral health programs. **Who It Affects:** This bill primarily impacts Medicare patients (elderly and some disabled individuals) seeking mental health or substance abuse treatment, as well as primary care physicians and medical practices.
It would also affect the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which would manage the technical assistance program. **Current Status:** The bill is currently in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been voted on by either chamber of Congress. No action has been taken beyond the initial referral to the appropriate committee for review.
CRS Official Summary
Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care or the COMPLETE Care ActThis bill increases payments and establishes certain requirements to support integrated behavioral health services under Medicare.Specifically, the bill increases payments for integrated behavioral health services that are provided by physicians under Medicare for 2027-2029, with payments increased by 175% in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029.The bill provides funds for FY2025-FY2029 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with entities to provide technical assistance to primary care practices that want to adopt models for behavioral health integration.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.