The HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2023 requires Medicare and Medicaid to cover the first three primary care visits each year without charging beneficiaries any out-of-pocket costs starting in 2024. Primary care visits are defined broadly to include behavioral health services, nonspecialty medical services, and care coordination services used for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or management of physical or behavioral health conditions. The bill applies to both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, ensuring seniors and low-income individuals can access preventive and mental health care without facing copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles for those initial visits. This legislation aims to increase access to mental health and primary care services by removing financial barriers that might prevent people from seeking early treatment.
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