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Medicare mental health coverage.

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Medicare generally covers less than half the cost of mental health-care services. In order for you to best help your clients with mental health-care needs, it is critical to understand Medicares mental health benefits and gaps. In this brief, we present ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Issue Brief Cent Medicare Educ (Language : eng)

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1. Issue Brief Cent Medicare Educ. 2003 ;4(3):1-6

Medicare mental health coverage.

Coviello A, Glaun K

Medicare Rights Center, New York, USA.

Medicare generally covers less than half the cost of mental health-care services. In order for you to best help your clients with mental health-care needs, it is critical to understand Medicare's mental health benefits and gaps. In this brief, we present an overview of mental health coverage and payment policies, including consumers' costs and their rights to appeal denials of payment.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Amy	Coviello	A
Kim	Glaun	K

Affiliation: Medicare Rights Center, New York, USA.

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