Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Depression Covered By Southeast Medicare Administrator; Added To Magellan Medical Necessity Guidelines (OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Book 2013)

"Two care management organizations have recently extended coverage of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a non-drug therapy for treatment-resistant depression. As of January 1, 2013 Magellan Behavioral Health added TMS to its medical necessity guidelines, and on December 2, 2012, Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, LLC, the Medicare regional administrative contractor for Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee began covering TMS for beneficiaries in its catchment area...

A link to the full text of “Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators Local Coverage Determination (L32834) For Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) For Resistant Depression” may be found in The OPEN MINDS Circle Library."