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.
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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:
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Paul Tonko
D-NY | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Tonko (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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