S 4076 · 119th Congress

Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026

Right now, Medicare has a rule that limits how many days older adults can spend in a psychiatric hospital over their entire lifetime—they're capped at 190 days total. This bill would eliminate that limit completely. Here's why this matters: if you're on Medicare and need to spend time in a psychiatric hospital for c…

Sponsor

Cassidy, Bill (R-Louisiana)

Introduced

2026-03-12

Policy area

Health