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Pittsburgh-based UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital ranked No. 7 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 Best Hospitals for Psychiatry list, released Aug. 4. It was one of 17 hospitals nationwide recognized in the specialty. The rankings are based on three…
A patient in a behavioral health crisis is stabilized in the emergency department and sent home with a list of phone numbers. Whether they reach anyone, and whether the health system ever finds out, is an open question. A stronger…
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- Micah Krempasky, Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health, WakeMed
- Luke Raymond, LCPC, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Precise Behavioral Health
Behavioral health needs continue to rise, yet many individuals face challenges finding the right care at the right time. Join Becker’s Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare for a discussion on innovative strategies to improve access, engagement, and outcomes through personalized provider…
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- Stuart L. Lustig, MD, MPH, National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health Strategy and Product Design, Cigna Healthcare
- Lisa Kay, Clinical Quality Leader, Evernorth Health Services
- Anil Sipahimalani, MD, LFAPA, Lead Behavioral Medical Director, Enhanced Clinical Model, Cigna Healthcare
- Jason Youngblood, Senior Director – Cigna US Markets Behavioral Center of Excellence and Sales Operations, Cigna Healthcare
Evidence is growing that GLP-1 receptor agonists, the drugs best known for treating diabetes and obesity, could also have a role in addiction care. A study published in March found that GLP-1 use was associated with 75% lower odds of…
From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow, representing more than $730 million in investment. Here are 56…
The FDA has flagged four deaths among patients receiving Newron Pharmaceuticals’ investigational schizophrenia drug evenamide as a potential safety signal in its written explanation of a clinical hold on U.S. sites in a phase 3 trial. The four deaths occurred…
For most health plans, social risk lives inside care management, disconnected from strategy and the balance sheet. The result is avoidable utilization no one has quantified and spending no one has traced to a cause. As medical costs climb and…
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- April Richardson, MD, VP Clinical Services, BCBS South Carolina
- Trenor Williams, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Socially Determined
- James Beem, Senior Partner, Mathematica
- David Wolf, SVP, Commercial Product, MedeAnalytics
Three senators are calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration and FDA to pursue broader federal restrictions on kratom, including permanently scheduling the entire plant and its derivatives under the Controlled Substances Act. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Mike Lee, R-Utah; and…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative has held cost growth for its highest-need Medicaid members to less than half the rate of its peers by building its model around one idea: Patients with serious mental illness shouldn’t have to find their…
The compound 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, occurs naturally in trace amounts in kratom leaves, but products containing concentrated 7-OH — sometimes called “gas station heroin” — are now sold as tablets, gummies and liquid shots at gas stations, smoke shops and…
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