To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.

United States115th CongressHR-2509House of Representatives
Updated: May 30, 2017

Summary

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017 This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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