Bill Extending Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration Hits President's Desk

Congress has sent to the president for signature a bill that would improve access to emergency psychiatric care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries. The House passed the bi-partisan Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2015, which extends the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project, by voice vote on Monday (Nov. 16). The bill was introduced by Sens. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in February of this year, and was passed unanimously by the Senate in...