Expanded Mental Health Access: Medicare Covers Supervised Psychology Trainees.
This law aims to boost mental health care access for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries. It allows these programs to reimburse for psychological services provided by advanced psychology trainees (interns and residents) under the general supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. This change is expected to increase the availability of mental health providers and reduce wait times for care.
Key points
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP will cover psychological services delivered by advanced trainees under general clinical supervision.
The goal is to expand the mental health workforce and improve access to care for vulnerable populations covered by these programs.
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