Medicare Telehealth Coverage Expanded for Mental and Behavioral Health Services.
This act expands Medicare coverage for mental and behavioral health services when delivered remotely via telehealth. This ensures that citizens relying on Medicare have broader and easier access to therapy and behavioral counseling without needing in-person visits. Previous restrictions are removed, and the changes are applied retroactively, ensuring continuous coverage.
Key points
Medicare must cover both mental health and behavioral health services provided through telehealth.
Previous geographic or other restrictions that limited remote access to these services have been eliminated.
The changes increase the availability of online therapy for seniors and disabled individuals covered by Medicare.
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