Medicare punishes seniors with mental illness.Presents a letter to the editor in response to an article about the effect of Medicare on people with mental illnesses in the February 2006 issue.ScanlanBehavioralJohnBehavioralM.BehavioralEBSCO_AspBehavioral Healthcare...
Just like doctors and scammers will agree on a diagnosis of “bad back” or “mental illness” in order to get somebody on the taxpayer-financed disability gravy train. In other words, once politicians create a pile of free money, people will figure out ways of getting their hands on that...
Some Medicare Advantage plans, called Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs), are available to those with specific chronic conditions, such as cancer, heart failure, and severe mental illness, says Huberty. C-SNPs may offer additional and/or specific coverage for chronic conditions, says...
Conclusions: For elderly individuals with at least 1 chronic medical condition, the presence of a depressive syndrome increased the odds of acute medical service use, suggesting that improvements in clinical management, access to mental health services, and coordination of medical and mental health ...
4,15,16 Although it does not uniformly outperform FFS,15,16 Medicare Advantage (MA), the managed care version of Medicare, focuses more heavily on preventive care to reduce potentially serious and costly illness.17,18 Thus, we hypothesized that (1) poorer mental health would be positively ...
Public Stigma against People with Mental Illness in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center (GGFRC) in Southwest Ethiopia Public understanding about mental illnesses and attitudes towards people with mental illness (PWMI) play a paramount role in the prevention and treatment o... E Girma,M Tesfaye...
doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3648 Key Points Question Was telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with more visits and higher quality of care for patients with serious mental illness? Findings In this cohort study of 120 050 Medicare beneficiaries with schizophrenia or bipolar I ...
Associations between substance use disorders and suicide or suicide attempts in people with mental illness: a Danish nation-wide, prospective, register-based study of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression or personality disorder. Addiction. 2017;112(7):1250-...
“grandfathered” plans have slowly been eliminated. For example, older plans that excluded maternity and mental illness benefits, are now only used for non-Obamacare coverage. Short-term plans are popular options for non-Exchange coverage. Low premiums provide a cost-effective option for applicants...
Your first Medicare annual wellness visit will be more thorough than later ones. It will include establishing a baseline regarding your physical and mental health history, risk factors, and any signs of cognitive impairment. You'll also set up a personalized screening schedule going forward. The ...