Medicare covers grief counseling and depression screening

According to a recent survey of 400 widowed seniors, only 15 percent of widowed Medicare beneficiaries take advantage of mental health services covered by Medicare following the death of a spouse. The survey participants cite, “they avoid therapy or other mental health services due to the anticipated cost or because they’re unaware Medicare covers these services.” Danielle Roberts, the co-founder of Boomer Benefits, stated, “so many people don’t know grief counseling is available to them through Medicare.” Read the article here…

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