Carrier Determination of Copayments for Medicare Mental Health Services
October 2006 Carrier Determination of Copayments for Medicare Mental Health Services The U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted this investigation in 2003 to determine the extent to which Medicare carriers correctly calculate copayments for mental health services. The investigation sought to determine if carriers: Consistently calculated beneficiary copayments for mental health services  Correctly calculated copayments for mental health services rendered to beneficiaries diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders The OIG determined that during the investigation period in 2003 there was variation in the amount carriers calculated as copayments for mental health services. Copayments ranged from . . .
