HR 6727 · in committee · significant
Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill removes restrictions on Medicaid funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities.
- Patients with mental illness or substance use disorders and states administering Medicaid programs are affected.
- The change takes effect upon passage and expands Medicaid coverage without a specified federal cost limit.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might removing restrictions on Medicaid funding for mental health facilities affect wait times and access to treatment in your state?
- 02
What safeguards should exist to ensure that expanded Medicaid mental health funding improves patient outcomes rather than just increasing facility revenues?
- 03
How would eliminating the IMD exclusion change the balance of treatment options available to low-income individuals with substance use disorders?
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Sponsor · D-NY-15
Ritchie Torres
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Introduced 2025-12-15
Legislative timeline
2025-12-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-12-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-12-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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