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June 27, 2007
 Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007
The Senate is considering 2008 Medicare legislation, including the
Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2007 (S. 1715), which was
introduced in June 2007, by Senator Olympia Snow. This Act, S1715, seeks
to repeal Medicare's higher co-payment for outpatient mental health
services. Currently, Medicare beneficiaries have a 50% co-payment for
such services, but outpatient medical services have only a 20%
co-payment.
The bill was introduced into the Senate and immediately referred to the
Senate Committee on Finance. In December 2007, the Senate Committee on
Finance began considering legislative changes to Medicare rules.
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