# 119-hr-4619: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025

119-hr-4619, Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4619
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Eliminates Medicare's 190-day lifetime cap on inpatient psychiatric hospital services.** This bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove that lifetime limit so Medicare can cover inpatient psychiatric hospital items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. Medicare beneficiaries who need longer inpatient psychiatric care would be eligible for coverage of additional days beyond the former 190-day cap.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Medicare coverage for inpatient psychiatric stays: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would no longer have a 190-day lifetime cap on psychiatric hospital care. Starting January 1, 2027, inpatient psychiatric days could be covered without a lifetime limit. If you need long hospital stays for mental health, you could have more days covered. Hospitals and providers…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4619 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4619)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4619 (as of 2026-09-21).