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Mental Health Care (Partial Hospitalization)
 

You pay a set copayment amount for each day of service.

Medicare covers mental health care furnished by a doctor or health care professional who can be paid by Medicare. Ask your doctor, psychologist, social worker, or other health professional if they accept Medicare payment before you get treatment.

Partial Hospitalization: Partial hospitalization for mental health care is a structured program of active treatment that is more intense than the care received in your doctor's or therapist's office. For Medicare to cover a partial hospitalization program, a doctor must say that you would otherwise need inpatient treatment.

Medicare is the name given to a health insurance program administered by the United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.