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 ...
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 ...
Background and Goal: A recurrent barrier to Medicare annual wellness visits, which provide preventative medicine guidance for older and disabled patients, occurs when patients introduce medical ...