ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center
Last updated on Nov 28, 2020
  • County or local government funds
  • IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU)
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Other State Funds
  • State Financed Health Insurance plan

Contact Info

462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY - 14215

T (716) 898-3000

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About ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center

As the only Buffalo-area hospital offering a psychiatrist on staff in our emergency room 24/7, ECMC has the largest acute care psychiatric program in the region, serving adolescents, adults, and seniors alike. Our mental health and psychiatry facilities include:

    132 inpatient psychiatry beds
        16-bed inpatient adolescent unit
        18-bed inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit
    Six extended-observation beds (EOBs), with one dedicated for adolescents
    CPEP—Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program

County or Local Government Funds

Counties are often responsible for backing services like schools and hospitals. ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center receives funding from either the county or another local government. This means that mental health services for local residents might be offered for free or at a reduced rate. Call to find out.

IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center receives IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds.

Medicare

ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center accepts Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.

Medicare covers a wide range of mental health services.

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers inpatient mental health care services you get in a hospital. Part A covers your room, meals, nursing care, and other related services and supplies.

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover mental health services that you would generally get outside of a hospital, including visits with a psychiatrist or other doctor, visits with a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker, and lab tests ordered by your doctor.

Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug ) helps cover drugs you may need to treat a mental health condition. Each Part D plan has its own list of covered drugs, known as formulary. Learn more about which plans cover various drugs.

If you get your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) or other Medicare health plan, check your plan’s membership materials or call the plan for details about how to get your mental health benefits.

Medicaid

All state Medicaid programs provide some mental health services. ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center accepts Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

Other State funds

ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center recieves funding from the state of New York other than traditional funding like Medicare, Medicaid, or Community Services Block grants. This means that it likely that these subsidies will translate to affordable or free mental health services to you. Call ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center to find out.

State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

ECMC Health Campus - Erie County Medical Center receives State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.

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