Summary of Virtual Congressional Briefing on H.R. 4185 – The Integrating Social Workers Across Healthcare Settings Act
On September 19, 2025, the Coalition for Social Work and Health hosted a virtual congressional briefing to highlight the value of clinical social workers (CSWs) in healthcare and to discuss the Integrating Social Workers Across Healthcare Settings Act (H.R. 4185). The bill expands the scope of covered services for CSWs under Medicare to include all services that CSWs are authorized to provide under their state license, ensuring patients have access to the full range of care they need.
The briefing brought together experts from across the field, including practicing CSWs, healthcare administrators, policy specialists, and patient support leaders, who shared real-world examples of how integrating CSWs into care teams improves patient outcomes, reduces hospital readmissions, and strengthens provider capacity.
The briefing had strong engagement: 109 people registered and 61 attended. Since the event, we have already begun outreach to attendees, encouraging their organizations to endorse H.R. 4185.
To ensure the conversation reaches a wider audience, we recorded the briefing and shared the link with both attendees and registrants who could not join live. We also provided all registrants with the opportunity to endorse the bill following the event.
Looking ahead, the Coalition is advancing its Congressional strategy by engaging Senate offices to secure introduction of a companion bill, while continuing outreach to House offices to build co-sponsorship. This step is critical to building momentum and ensuring clinical social workers can provide the full range of services they are trained and licensed to deliver.
We are grateful to all who joined and supported the briefing and encourage continued engagement to advance this important legislation. And many, many thanks to our collaborators at Indigo Hill Strategies for their help and support with planning and organizing this event!
Please check out (and share widely with your networks) a recording of our event, linked here: CSWH Briefing: Integrating Social Workers Into Healthcare: Legislative Pathways to Meeting the Growing Demands of the Healthcare on Vimeo