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H.R. 5662 119th Congress House

Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Shri Thanedar Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 30, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act

This bill repeals restrictions that generally prohibit federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) for individuals under the age of 65. (Currently, states may receive payment for such services through certain mechanisms, such as through a Medicaid demonstration waiver.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5662: Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5662/
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"H.R. 5662: Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5662/.
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H.R. 5662, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5662/.
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