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HR 6143 111th Congress House

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: September 15, 2010 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHospital careMedicareMental health
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 15, 2010
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services.

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  • S 3028 Identical bill Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6143: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6143/
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"H.R. 6143: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6143/.
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H.R. 6143, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6143/.
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