Bill
HR 551
A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission and Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the reimbursement mechanisms necessary to expand and sustain a robust behavioral health crisis service system in this Commonwealth, specifically analyzing practices of the Medicaid program, Medicare program and private commercial health insurance payors in paying for crisis services and their impact on the sustainability and accessibility of these vital services.
2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Aerion Abney and 20 co-sponsors
The bill directs a joint study of how Medicaid, Medicare, and private payers’ reimbursement practices affect the availability and sustainability of behavioral health crisis service