{"id":"f4174b11-dc72-4943-b81b-20b87d71126c","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"s","billNumber":4076,"title":"Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026","displayTitle":"Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026","abstract":"Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 This bill removes the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under Medicare.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>Medicare currently limits inpatient psychiatric hospital stays to 190 days over a patient's lifetime — a cap that applies only to psychiatric facilities and not to general hospitals. The Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 would eliminate that 190-day cap entirely for Medicare beneficiaries. Older adults and people with disabilities who need extended psychiatric care would no longer face a hard cutoff on covered hospital days. The change would take effect for services provided on or after January 1, 2027.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["HEALTHCARE"],"introducedAt":"2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4076","accountabilityFlags":{},"tldr":"Eliminates Medicare's 190-day lifetime cap on inpatient psychiatric hospital stays, starting January 2027.","summaryStandard":null,"flagExplainers":{},"flagValence":{},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.","chamber":"SENATE","policyArea":"Health","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in Senate","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in Senate","dateAdded":"2026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"f4174b11-dc72-4943-b81b-20b87d71126c","feedIdentityKey":"119/s/4076","websiteBillId":"S-4076","yourvoiceSummary":"Medicare currently limits inpatient psychiatric hospital stays to 190 days over a patient's lifetime — a cap that applies only to psychiatric facilities and not to general hospitals. The Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 would eliminate that 190-day cap entirely for Medicare beneficiaries. Older adults and people with disabilities who need extended psychiatric care would no longer face a hard cutoff on covered hospital days. The change would take effect for services provided on or after January 1, 2027.","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T10:55:37.772818+00:00"}