S4076Referred to Committee
Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-12
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Bill Cassidy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 33.4% (299 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (2)
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2026-03-12
Previously
- Finance CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-12
Plain-English Summary
Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare.
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Subjects
Health
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4076 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4076 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 190-DAY LIFETIME LIMIT ON INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SERVICES. (a) In General.--Section 1812 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' at the end and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(but shall not be included'' and all that follows before the period at the end. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. <all>
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