INPATIENT Act of 2018
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 12, 2018)
Increasing National Patient Access To Improved Effective Necessary Mental Health Treatment Act of 2018 or the INPATIENT Act of 2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish (1) a demonstration program to test the impact of waiving the current exclusion from Medicaid payment for services provided in institutions for mental diseases, and (2) a pilot program to test the impact of eliminating the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient psychiatric hospital services.
What just happenedJul 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 12, 2018
- Jul 16, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 12, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 12, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 12, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House