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Service
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Medicare
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Medicaid/SCHIP
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Private Insurance
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Provision of Information (e.g., on cancer-related treatments, health, and psychosocial services)
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Peer Support for People with a Cancer Diagnosis
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Counseling/Psychotherapy
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Covered benefit with limits
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Covered benefit with limits
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Coverage depends on policy
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Pharmacological Management of Mental Symptoms
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Covered benefit with limits
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Covered benefit with limits
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Coverage depends on policy
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Health Behavior Interventions
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Included as part of Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, Health and Behavior (H/B) Interventions, and additional services from managed care plans
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Medical Supplies
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Some coverage
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Some coverage
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Coverage depends on policy
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Transportation
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Some coverage in almost all states
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Family and Caregiver Support
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Family education included as part of E/M services, services from managed care plans
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Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
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Part-time or intermittent assistance reimbursed under certain circumstances
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Some reimbursement under Medicaid’s “personal care” benefit and state-specific waivers of federal law
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Not typically covered unless insured has long-term care insurance
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