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HR5944119th CongressWALLET

Restoring Inpatient Mental Health Access Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Finstad

Introduced

Summary

Restores Medicaid payment for inpatient mental health care in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) through federal financial participation (FFP). This bill would remove several Title XIX exclusions so Medicaid could cover inpatient services in IMDs for care furnished on or after January 1, 2027.

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  • People and families: People with serious mental illness and their families would gain broader access to inpatient treatment paid through Medicaid for services provided on or after January 1, 2027.
  • States: State Medicaid programs could claim federal financial participation (FFP) for inpatient services in IMDs that were previously excluded, changing how states can finance inpatient behavioral health services.
  • Waivers and transition: The bill makes a time‑limited conforming change to Section 1915(l)(1) to align waiver language with the January 1, 2027 start date.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More inpatient mental health help for Medicaid

If enacted, Medicaid recipients would be able to get federal matching funds for inpatient mental health care in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs). This would apply to care furnished on or after January 1, 2027. States could claim Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for inpatient services that were previously excluded. The bill also makes a related timing fix to certain Medicaid waiver rules before January 1, 2027. The text does not set new dollar amounts or change matching rates.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Finstad

MN • R

Cosponsors

  • Fischbach

    MN • R

    Sponsored 11/21/2025

  • Stauber

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/14/2026

Roll Call Votes

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