Behavioral health integration services
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) may pay your provider to help manage your care for a behavioral health condition (like depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition)
Description
Some health care providers may offer care management services using the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model or models involving behavioral health integration.
The Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model is a set of integrated behavioral health services, such as:
- Care planning for behavioral health condition(s)
- Ongoing assessment of your condition
- Medication support
- Counseling
- Other treatments your provider recommends
Who's eligible
If you have a behavioral health condition like depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition.
Costs
After the Part B deductible , you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount.
How often
Your health care provider will ask you to sign an agreement for you to get this set of services on a monthly basis.
Ask your doctor or healthcare provider how much your test, item, or service will cost.
Your doctor may recommend services that Medicare does not cover or offers too frequently. This could end up in additional costs for you. Make sure to ask your doctor about the reasons for these recommendations and what Medicare will actually cover.
Specific amounts you could owe depend on:
Other insurance you may have
How much your doctor charges
If your doctor accepts assignment
The type of facility
Where you get your test, item, or service