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HR 2509 115th Congress House

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017

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: May 17, 2017 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Hospital careMedicareMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 30, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017

This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 17, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 17, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 17, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2509: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2509/
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"H.R. 2509: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2509/.
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H.R. 2509, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2509/.
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