washingtonscene MOAA will keep you apprised of any
proposals and their potential impacts. While changes likely will happen at some point, MOAA will be weighing in with analysis of their positive and nega- tive effects.
Mental Health Services Improve
TRICARE lifts outdated restrictions.
T
60 MILLION
PEOPLE RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
28%
RICARE started implementing new policies Oct. 1 in an ef- fort to get better and more timely
mental health services to beneficiaries who need them. To eliminate potential barriers to getting
much-needed care, TRICARE is removing duration limits for certain mental health services such as inpatient treatment and residential treatment stays.
Under the current policy, the inpa-
tient psychiatric hospitalization benefit is limited to 30 days a year for adults and 45 days for children and adolescents. For any extension, beneficiaries must re- quest a waiver. Under the new policy, there will be
no duration limit as long as the care is considered medically necessary and ap- propriate. Additionally, the 150-day limit on residential treatment for those under age 21 has been removed. The new policies also increase cover-
age of substance abuse services, includ- ing opioid addiction, and lifting some restrictions on smoking cessation, psy- chotherapy, and family counseling. TRICARE also is working to improve
credentialing and reimbursement for network mental health providers to im- prove beneficiary access. These improvements will bring DoD’s
policies in line with current industry stan- dards. Although there still is room for progress, MOAA applauds DoD’s move to improve mental health care.
Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security
RATIO OF CURRENT WORKERS TO CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY RECIPIENTS YOUNGER THAN AGE 65
2.4:1 55%
SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS WHO ARE WOMEN
36 MILITARY OFFICER NOVEMBER 2016 SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS 61% 3.4%
WHO GET AT LEAST HALF THEIR INCOME FROM SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES THAT
COME FROM TAXATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AS INCOME
MAXIMUM CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT FOR A WORKER RETIRING AT
$2,639
FULL RETIREMENT AGE IN 2016 PER
MONTH
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