HR4946-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 26, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0C7CC86B7F3A4B11B335DA9CA89B29A0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2023.
  • Section HF650307C9FD6468688D2A55D49C1D306: 2. Elimination of 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services Section 1812 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d) is amended— in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Immigration, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Immigration Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 26, 2023

Mr. Tonko (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Immigration Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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