Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing The Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act to provide regulatory relief for rural health clinics.

Bennet, Colleagues Put Forward Policies to Put Access to Mental Health Care on Par With Physical Health Care

Senators’ Discussion Draft Suggests Policies to Equitably Treat Mental and Physical Health for Americans Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), in releasing a discussion draft including policies aimed at improving mental health parity in Medicare and Medicaid and helping to put access to mental health and behavioral health services on par with physical health care.

Bennet, Boyle, Brown Introduce Legislation to Support Patients with Mental and Physical Health Comorbidities

Building on Colorado’s Experience, Legislation Promotes Innovative and Evidence-Based Collaboration Between Physical and Mental Health Providers

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced bicameral legislation along with U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) to support the holistic health of patients with both mental and physical health conditions.

Bennet, Colleagues Call for More Consumer Protections for Seniors with Medicare Advantage Plans

Following Report Showing Pervasive Deceptive Marketing Tactics in Medicare Advantage, Bennet Urges Reform

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey (D-Pa.) along with Democratic members of the Finance Committee in urging the Biden Administration to implement additional consumer protections in Medicare Advantage (MA), following an increase in reports of deceptive marketing practices aimed at seniors in the program.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Lead Colorado Delegation in Urging Department of Veterans Affairs to Authorize Community Care for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Many veterans report problems with accessing health care at Community Care providers such as the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Ed Perlmutter sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize community care for high-risk veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Bennet, Cardin, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act.