November 3, 2020
Yes! Medicare covers TMS therapy in New York. While Medicaid doesn’t yet cover TMS, Medicare does. Patients who are eligible for Medicare include US citizens who are 65 years and older, or who are severely disabled. Income is not a deciding factor for Medicare eligibility. To learn more about Medicare…
May 30, 2019
Medicaid Does Not Cover TMS in New York State (But Medicare Does) Patients frequently contact our office and ask whether their New York state Medicaid plan will cover TMS. Unfortunately, our answer is always “not yet.” As of 2019, Medicaid covers several different treatments for depression – including medication and…
June 5, 2018
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) was approved by the FDA in 2008 to combat the symptoms of treatment resistant depression. Since its approval, many more insurers have begun accepting TMS therapy as a covered procedure to treat depression that persists even after other treatment methods have been tried. Patients new…