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January 06, 2010
Discriminatory Copay Begins Phase Out
Beginning January 1, 2010, Medicare will begin reimbursing providers for outpatient psychiatric services at 55 percent, while the patient copay will drop to 45 percent from the current 50 percent copay.
The new rates are mandated by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 and the first step in the gradual elimination of the discriminatory copayment rate for outpatient mental health treatment. The reimbursement rate to providers will increase to 60 percent in 2012, 65 percent in 2013 and 80 percent in 2014, the same as for all other medical services.
Posted by admin at January 6, 2010 07:51 PM