Outpatient Mental Healthcare for Seniors

This resource augments an earlier blog post "How Health Plans Can Help Seniors Manage Their Depression." Due to the pandemic, more seniors are increasingly willing to seek mental health care, but recent research shows that more than 60% do not know for certain that Medicare provides mental health care coverage. MedicarePlans.com is a Medicare patient resource center (Note: they do not sell or provide healthcare plans). A part of their mission is to help our senior citizens who are suffering from mental health issues learn about the benefits and coverage that are readily available to them. Medicare can be very confusing, making it extremely challenging to know what is covered vs. what is not. Their new comprehensive guide aims to help Medicare recipients identify the different types of outpatient and inpatient services that are covered, eligibility, and most importantly how to get help paying for services and medications.

You can view the guide here: https://www.medicareplans.com/mental-health-care-outpatient-for-medicare/