To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt mental health services furnished to an individual who is a resident of a nursing facility from the limitation on the amount of incurred…
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Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt mental health services furnished to an individual who is a resident of a nursing facility from the limitation on the amount of incurred expenses for mental health services that may be taken into account in determining the amount of payment for such services under part B of the medicare program.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the payment limitation with respect to mental health services furnished to skilled nursing facility residents.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 726: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt mental health services furnished to an individual who is a resident of a nursing facility from the limitation on the amount of incurred expenses for mental health services that may be taken into account in determining the amount of payment for such services under part B of the medicare program.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-726/
"H.R. 726: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt mental health services furnished to an individual who is a resident of a nursing facility from the limitation on the amount of incurred expenses for mental health services that may be taken into account in determining the amount of payment for such services under part B of the medicare program.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-726/.
H.R. 726, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-726/.
[H.R. 726: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt mental health services furnished to an individual who is a resident of a nursing facility from the limitation on the amount of incurred expenses for mental health services that may be taken into account in determining the amount of payment for such services under part B of the medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-726/)