# Trends in Medicare Billing by Oncologists for Integrated Mental Health Care Services

**Authors:** Koral Blunt, Kevin Johns, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Lauren E. Miller

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0023 · JAMA Network Open · 2026-02-25

## TL;DR

This study looks at how often oncologists billed Medicare for mental health care services from 2018 to 2024.

## Contribution

The paper provides new insights into the adoption of mental health care models by oncologists in Medicare billing.

## Key findings

- Trends in billing for mental health services by oncologists were analyzed over six years.
- The collaborative care and behavioral health integration models were specifically examined.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines trends in Medicare billing by oncologists for integrated mental health care services, using the collaborative care model and the behavioral health integration model, from 2018 to 2024.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Depression (MESH:D003866), CoCM (MESH:D004195), anxiety (MESH:D001007), cancer (MESH:D009369), psychiatric (MESH:D001523)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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