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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Day 90 for each benefit period (up to 60 days over your lifetime)Skilled nursing facility (SNF) coinsurance–$0 for the first 20 days of inpatient care each benefit period; $209.50 per day for days 21–100; all costs for each day after day 100There’s no limit to the number of benefit periods for mental health care in a general hospital. However, if you get care in psychiatric hospital, Part A only pays for up to 190 days of inpatient psychiatric hospital services during your lifetime.1Does Medicare cover prescription drugs for mental health?Parts A and B don’t include coverage for most prescription drugs. To get coverage for prescription drugs you must join a Part D prescription drug plan. Part D plans are run by private insurance companies, like Humana, that follow rules set by Medicare.1Each drug plan can vary in cost and the drugs it covers. Part D plans aren’t required to cover all drugs, but they’re required to cover all (with some exceptions) antidepressant, anticonvulsant and antipsychotic medications.1To explore Humana’s list of covered drugs and their costs, see our list of covered drugs for Medicare.Mental health services not covered by MedicareSome outpatient and inpatient mental health services are not covered by Medicare, including:1 Transportation to or from mental health care services A private room (unless medically necessary) Private duty nursing A phone or television in your room Personal items, like toothpaste, socks or razorsFinding a mental health provider that accepts Medicare The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an online tool to find mental health providers near you who accept Medicare. Follow these steps to use the tool: Go to this page: Find & compare providers near you. In the MY LOCATION box, enter your Street, ZIP code, City or State. In the NAME & KEYWORD box, enter Mental health
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