COMPLETE Care Act
Key claim: The COMPLETE Care Act would temporarily increase Medicare payments for integrated behavioral health services by up to 175% from 2027–2029 and fund technical assistance to help primary care practices adopt behavioral health integration models.
Abstract
(HR2509 · 119th Congress) Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care or the COMPLETE Care Act This bill increases payments and establishes certain requirements to support integrated behavioral health services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill increases payments for integrated behavioral health services that are provided by physicians under Medicare for 2027-2029, with payments increased by 175% in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029. The bill provides funds for FY2025-FY2029 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with entities to provide technical assistance to primary care practices that want to adopt models for behavioral health integration. Latest action (2025-03-31): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
The bill would materially increase what Medicare pays primary care practices for delivering integrated behavioral health services during a 3-year window, potentially expanding the number of practices offering these services to Medicare beneficiaries. For patients, this could improve access to behavioral health care within primary care settings without changes to cost-sharing structure; for providers, it signals a temporary payment premium tied to adopting specific integration models.