Bills · HR 4619
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 4619Health
Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025
INTRO JUL 22· LAST ACTION JUL 22
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it addresses a difference in how Medicare covers mental health care versus physical health care. Currently, if someone needs long-term inpatient care for a mental health condition, Medicare stops paying after 190 days over their lifetime, regardless of their medical need. There isn't a similar lifetime limit for physical health hospital stays.
If this bill becomes law, it would remove a significant barrier to accessing essential, ongoing mental health treatment for Medicare beneficiaries, potentially leading to better health outcomes for those with severe or chronic mental illnesses. If it doesn't pass, the 190-day lifetime cap remains, which could force patients to stop necessary treatment, seek care outside of Medicare, or incur substantial out-of-pocket costs once they reach the limit.
KEY PROVISIONS
2AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Removes the existing 190-day lifetime limit on coverage for inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.
This provision ensures Medicare beneficiaries needing extensive or repeated inpatient mental health care will not run out of coverage.
PROVISION 02
Specifies that these changes to Medicare coverage for inpatient psychiatric services will begin applying to services provided on or after January 1, 2027.
This sets a clear future date for when the new, unlimited coverage policy will take effect, allowing time for implementation.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 6
D· New York
YRS IN OFFICE
17
BILLS LED
28
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DEM 3 REP 3 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJUL 22
Introduced in House
JUL 22
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 4619
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJul 22, 2025
Last actionJul 22, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JUL 22, 2025
House BillHR 4619Health
Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JUL 22, 2025· LAST ACTION JUL 22, 2025
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READING
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