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Celebrating 35 years of making Medicare more accessible, affordable, and equitable!

Provide Mental Health Parity in Medicare

Medicare is not fully subject to the federal law requiring equivalent coverage for mental and physical health conditions. As a result, unequal treatment remains. For instance, Medicare caps coverage for care at inpatient psychiatric hospitals at 190 days over a beneficiary’s lifetime. This same limit does not apply to inpatient psychiatric care received at non-specialized facilities, or for non-psychiatric care. Congress should eliminate this and other barriers to care, and ensure the full range of mental health services providers are eligible for Medicare reimbursement.

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