YourVoice.Now Summary
Your MoneyMedicaid would have to pay for a same-day mental health visit and checkup — no more second trip.
Your Money
A state Medicaid plan could not refuse to pay for a regular checkup and a mental health or addiction visit given the same day at the same office, clinic, or health center. Video visits count.
More about this bill
If you are on Medicaid, you could see a counselor and your regular doctor on the same day. States could no longer refuse to pay for one just because the other happened that day. The visits would have to be at the same office, clinic, or health center. Video visits would count too. Today many people have to come back a second day for the second visit. That means another trip, more time off work, and more childcare. The rule would cover mental health care, drug and alcohol treatment, and regular checkups at the same place.
Congressional Summary
Improving Coordination and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act or the Improving CARE for Youth ActThis bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from denying coverage for primary care, substance use disorder, and mental health services that are furnished on the same day at the same office, clinic, or other outpatient facility (including via telehealth).
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-07-22
- Date Added
- 2026-08-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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