Posted on Jan 2, 2024
Americans on Medicare now get better access to mental health care. Here's how
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Starting Jan. 1, the more than 65 million Americans who rely on Medicare will have better access to mental health coverage.
Medicare now covers therapy appointments with licensed marriage and family counselors, and licensed professional counselors. These are two types of therapists who make up around 40% of the Master's level mental health providers in the country, according to the American Counseling Association.
Victoria Kress, a professor at Youngstown State University and a licensed professional counselor, spoke with All Things Considered host Juana Summers about how this new law could affect patients and providers.
Starting Jan. 1, the more than 65 million Americans who rely on Medicare will have better access to mental health coverage.
Medicare now covers therapy appointments with licensed marriage and family counselors, and licensed professional counselors. These are two types of therapists who make up around 40% of the Master's level mental health providers in the country, according to the American Counseling Association.
Victoria Kress, a professor at Youngstown State University and a licensed professional counselor, spoke with All Things Considered host Juana Summers about how this new law could affect patients and providers.
Americans on Medicare now get better access to mental health care. Here's how
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."One of the things that makes counselors unique from other mental health professionals is that we have a focus on mental health. And what that means is we focus on people’s strengths, their resources and their capacities within themselves, within their families, within their communities and within society. And we focus on those and we pull those into our treatment plans and how we go about helping them make the changes that they want to make.
So I think our focus on developments, our focus on mental health, our focus on being holistic, our focus on wellness is really unique to the older adult population. I think it really resonates with them. And I think that our presence in this market is going to be really well received."
..."One of the things that makes counselors unique from other mental health professionals is that we have a focus on mental health. And what that means is we focus on people’s strengths, their resources and their capacities within themselves, within their families, within their communities and within society. And we focus on those and we pull those into our treatment plans and how we go about helping them make the changes that they want to make.
So I think our focus on developments, our focus on mental health, our focus on being holistic, our focus on wellness is really unique to the older adult population. I think it really resonates with them. And I think that our presence in this market is going to be really well received."
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On paper it sounds good, in reality it’s a joke. See if you can get an appointment in under 6 months. All our medical institutions are clogged up servicing illegal aliens. We aren’t going to be able to last like this like this for very long. Policy matters.
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