This bill aims to make it easier for primary care clinics to include mental health and substance use care as part of everyday care. It would boost what Medicare pays for certain team-based behavioral health services for a limited time: 175% of the usual amount in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029. These increases apply to specific services already defined by Medicare and would not require offsetting cuts in those years .

The bill also tells the Department of Health and Human Services to help primary care practices set up proven integration models, such as the Collaborative Care Model and the Primary Care Behavioral Health model, by January 1, 2026. It provides open‑ended funding for this help from 2025 through 2029, available until used .

• Who is affected: Medicare patients, primary care practices, and behavioral health teams .
• What changes: Higher Medicare payments for integrated behavioral health services in 2027–2029, plus technical help to adopt integration models .
• When: HHS support starts by January 1, 2026; boosted Medicare payments run 2027–2029; funding for assistance runs 2025–2029 .