Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs

TABLE 6-3 Some Availability of Psychosocial Services in Health and Human Services Sectors and from Informal Supports

Service	Medicare	Medicaid/SCHIP	Private Insurance
Provision of Information (e.g., on cancer-related treatments, health, and psychosocial services)
Peer Support for People with a Cancer Diagnosis
Counseling/Psychotherapy	Covered benefit with limits	Covered benefit with limits	Coverage depends on policy
Pharmacological Management of Mental Symptoms	Covered benefit with limits	Covered benefit with limits	Coverage depends on policy
Health Behavior Interventions	Included as part of Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, Health and Behavior (H/B) Interventions, and additional services from managed care plans
Medical Supplies	Some coverage	Some coverage	Coverage depends on policy
Transportation		Some coverage in almost all states
Family and Caregiver Support	Family education included as part of E/M services, services from managed care plans
Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)	Part-time or intermittent assistance reimbursed under certain circumstances	Some reimbursement under Medicaid’s “personal care” benefit and state-specific waivers of federal law	Not typically covered unless insured has long-term care insurance