Medicare Part A, your hospital insurance, covers mental health services that require your admission to a psychiatric or general hospital.If you’re in a psychiatric hospital, you’re covered for ...

People of all ages can experience mental or behavioral health challenges. Here’s what’s involved in getting treatment under Medicare. It may be easier than you think.

A person can call Medicare at 800-633-4227 to obtain pre-authorization for mental health services or to ask a question about a particular cost within their Medicare coverage.

Medicare Part B covers, among other things, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and licensed clinical social workers, along with inpatient treatment and community mental health centers.

If you're over 65 years old, there is a 1 in 4 chance you are navigating a mental health condition, according to the National Council on Aging, and an even higher chance you're enrolled in Medicare.

Original Medicare: If you are enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B, whether because of age or disability, you receive inpatient and outpatient mental health benefits. Keep in mind that Original ...

As part of its outpatient mental health benefits, Medicare Part B may cover sessions with a marriage and family therapist (MFT) as long as the therapist is licensed and accepts Medicare. In the ...

Employers still skimp on mental health benefits, regulators say. ... that one coverage issuer paid medical and surgical providers about 120% to 123% of what Medicare paid.

In 2014, insurers paid an average of 13–14 percent less for in-network mental health services in their commercial and Medicare Advantage plans than fee-for-service Medicare paid for identical ...