In the new budget, cost sharing for three mental health or behavioral health related visits per year would be eliminated, according to a March 7 news release from the White House. It would also require that physical and mental health Medicare coverage is equal.
Coverage and payment for new types of Medicare providers — such as peer support workers, certified addiction counselors, evidence-based digital applications and platforms that facilitate delivery of mental health services — is also included in the proposed budget.
The budget also would account for removing unnecessary limitations on beneficiary access to psychiatric hospitals.
Read the full budget fact sheet here.
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