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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5236

Improving CARE for Youth Act

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Introduced 2026-08-04Topic: health care · social services

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Improving Coordination and Access to Resources Equitably for Youth Act or the Improving CARE for Youth Act This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from denying coverage for primary care and mental health services that are furnished on the same day at the same office, clinic, or other outpatient facility.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-08-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.refer
2026-08-04Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.