Medicare enters 2026 with some of the strongest preventive benefits ever offered, giving older adults powerful tools to stay ...
You may not realize that an annual depression and anxiety screening is covered by Medicare. Medicare mandates that the screening take place in a primary care physician’s office during your Annual ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed Medicare cover costs related to annual screening for depression for Medicare beneficiaries in primary care settings, according to a proposed ...
The American Hospital Association supports both rules as well: "Prevention of illness or disability only occurs when beneficiaries receive an accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and appropriate ...
CMS will now begin to cover annual screenings for alcohol misuse and depression, according to agency decision memos. CMS determined that the evidence is adequate to conclude that screening for ...
People with Medicare are happy campers. Nearly four-fifths of Medicare consumers (78%) give their Medicare plan four or five stars, with five as the highest rating, according to a 2020 Insure.com ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Here are two situations I reviewed recently. A 74-year-old ...
Groups at risk for underrecognition and undertreatment of depression had improved rates of depression screening after implementing routine adult depressions screening in primary care. Routine ...
Male, non-White patients who do not prefer to speak English and are not privately insured are less likely to be screened for depression. Men, non-English speakers, and patients who belong to racial ...
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