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HR 7323 116th Congress House

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019

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: June 24, 2020 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Hospital careMedicareMental health
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 24, 2020
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 Latest action June 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3864 Related bill Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2020
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jun 24, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7323: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7323/
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"H.R. 7323: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7323/.
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H.R. 7323, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7323/.
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