WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) co-sponsored a bipartisan bill to allow older Americans access to licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists through Medicare.

By providing these mental ealth professionals the opportunity to participate in the Medicare program, this bill expands the number of mental health providers available to our nation’s seniors.

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