HR 7912
Inpatient act of 2020
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The Inpatient Act of 2020, also known as the INPATIENT Act, aims to expand access to mental healthcare services by allowing states to waive certain Medicaid restrictions on inpatient psychiatric hospital care. It also establishes a pilot program to eliminate the Medicare 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient psychiatric hospital services, with the goal of improving access, choice, and alignment with physical healthcare benefits. The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct demonstrations and a pilot program to test these changes and evaluate their impact on costs and quality.
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