Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act

Summary

Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act - Makes findings that mental illness is more prevalent in elderly persons than in younger adults and that the social security coverage for mental illness is not on an equal basis with coverage for other types of illnesses. Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the 190 day lifetime limit for in-patient psychiatric care; and (2) limit the amount which a provider of services may charge a Medicare patient for mental health care services to 20 percent of the amount customarily charged for such services.

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Timeline

1. 23 May 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 May 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 May 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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