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Dec 25, 2023

A Medicare mental health expansion

In the new year, 400,000 providers will become eligible to work with Medicare patients for the first time.

Medicare expands mental health coverage
by Savannah Peters
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty IMages
Loosened restrictions on who can bill the program for mental health services mean more options for Americans, especially in rural areas.
Time for a digital detox?
Would you pay to have your own smartphone kept under lock and key? Well, as the overuse of social media becomes more common, some businesses are offering the chance for getaways that untether you from your mobile device. The BBC’s Elizabeth Hotson reports.