Early Evidence of Geographic Variation in Medicare Participation among Newly Eligible Mental Health Providers Following the 2024 Coverage Expansion
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Explores the effect that Medicare's expansion of coverage to marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and mental health counselors (MHCs) has had on the rural mental health workforce. Highlights the rate of participation among rural MFTs and MHCs in Medicare from 2022 to 2024 and compares rates to metro counties.
Author(s)
Janessa M. Graves, Natalia V. Oster, Lisa A. Garberson, et al.
Citation
Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70180
Date
07/2026
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· Aging and aging-related services
· Behavioral health workforce
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Medicare
· Mental health
· Older adults
· People with disabilities
· Policy
· Population health
· Statistics and data