# 119-hr-10876: Behavioral Healthcare Deregulation Act

119-hr-10876, Behavioral Healthcare Deregulation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10876
- Congress: 119
- Title: Behavioral Healthcare Deregulation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Expands Medicare access to mental health care by removing the 190‑day inpatient psychiatric limit and boosting payments for integrated behavioral health services.** - Patients and families: It would eliminate Medicare's 190‑day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital care and bar payment reductions when a patient was admitted after an involuntary commitment. These changes apply to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2027. - Medicare payments for integrated care: For select behavioral health integration services tied to HCPCS codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, G2214, and G0323, Medicare payments would be increased to 175% in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029. The bill also prevents those payment increases from being offset by the usual budget neutrality adjustments for 2027 through 2029. - Providers and rollout support: It would remove certain statutory regulatory references that constrain behavioral health providers by amending sections 1861(f) and 1886(s)(4). The Secretary must offer technical assistance to primary care practices adopting integration models by January 1, 2027, with appropriations of such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher Medicare pay for integrated care: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare would pay providers higher rates for certain behavioral health integration services in 2027–2029. Services tied to HCPCS codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, G2214, and G0323 (and successor codes) would be paid at 175% in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029 of the otherwise-deter…
- Medicare payment protection after commitment: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare could not reduce a specified payment rule for inpatient psychiatric hospital services furnished on or after October 1, 2027, when the patient was admitted following a State involuntary commitment order. This change protects provider payment for those stays rather than create a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10876 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10876)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10370)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10876 (as of 2026-10-30).