{"id":22013,"date":"2023-11-03T09:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22013"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:35","slug":"medicare-expands-the-roster-of-available-mental-health-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22013","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Expands the Roster of Available Mental Health Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lynn Cooper was going through an awful time. After losing her job in 2019, she became deeply depressed. Then the covid-19 pandemic hit, and her anxiety went through the roof. Then her cherished therapist \u2014 a marriage and family counselor \u2014 told Cooper she couldn\u2019t see her once Cooper turned 65 and joined Medicare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was stunned,\u201d said Cooper, who lives in Pittsburgh and depends on counseling to maintain her psychological balance. \u201cI\u2019ve always had the best health insurance a person could have. Then I turned 65 and went on Medicare, and suddenly I had trouble getting mental health services.\u201d Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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