Founded in 2013,BetterHelpis one of the world’s largest and most popular online mental health care companies. The platform offers video, audio, chat, and messaging therapy via smartphone, tablet, or computer to people in all 50 states (and internationally, although most BetterHelp providers are...
For the first time ever, the federal government is seriously considering covering digital therapy tools through Medicare. The Health Department’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week aproposalto reimburse doctors for subscription costs and app fees related to digital m...
Group settings can help you feel like you're not alone when dealing with mental health challenges. Five to 15 people focus on one issue like depression or anxiety for 1-2 hours a week. A therapist leads the group. Some people do group therapy along with one-on-one sessions. Medicaid and...
Counseling services, therapy sessions, social work services, and medication used to treat mental illnesses are all examples of mental health services that could be covered by your Medicaid plan. Do you offer treatment for mental health conditions? Our doctors have the ability to refill non-controlle...
Although he was later able to successfully petition the prison to resume his medical therapy, he still remained in a high-security facility even after his mental health condition was recognized and treated. He stated: I was a level three in a level four or five prison…Like, I had like ...
Medicaid reimbursement for the same mental health treatment varies dramatically among U.S. states, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. Ad The study published today in the April edition of the journalHealth Affairs. ...
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Inland Empire Health Plan, a managed care plan serving more than 1.4 million residents on Medi-Cal in California, about a new maternal mental health program aimed at supporting new mothers, both before they give birth and afterward....
been widely adopted by systems that serve large numbers of these patients (such as the Department of Veterans Affairs or Medicaid). Use of tools such as step therapy in the antipsychotic class may complicate problems with treatment nonadherence and discontinuation among people with schizophrenia.[40]...
Not all therapy is created equal. Years of scientific research have shown that some types ofmental healthtreatment, likecognitive behavioral therapy, are more effective than others. But not all providers offer those treatments, and a new study shows just how challenging it can be to get them to...
Understanding the cost of online therapy with a therapist Exploring the benefits of online therapy with a therapist Addressing common concerns about online counseling with a therapist Insurance coverage for online therapy Medicare and Medicaid's coverage of online therapy with a BetterHelp therapist ...