Three Cardin Bills Approved By Senate Finance Committee Support Patients and Improve Access to Health Care

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U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, thanked his colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee for their bipartisan work Wednesday to advance three bills he has introduced to better protect seniors. The bills are designed to prevent patients from receiving unexpected bills for post-acute care in a skilled nursing facility; improve access to emergency psychiatric care for individuals with severe mental illness; and provide home- and community-based services to low-income, Medicare-only beneficiaries to allow them to remain in their homes rather than having to enter nursing homes. The three bills will now be considered by the full Senate.

"Commonsense changes can save Americans from additional trauma during and after some of the most vulnerable times of their lives," said Senator Cardin. "The reforms of the Affordable Care Act have had a positive impact on our health care system, but we can and should be doing more."

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