Today's Top 20 Stories
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Survey finds nearly half of American therapy patients worry about affording treatment
A survey conducted by VeryWell Mind found that affording treatment is a significant concern to 49 percent of those surveyed. Almost all of that 49 percent said they would have to discontinue treatment if their out-of-pocket costs were to increase. Over one-third of patients surveyed who used to be in therapy stopped because of cost-related reasons. -
Talkspace Q1 earnings: 4 things to know
Mobile therapy company Talkspace had a strong first quarter, according to a transcription of its earnings call recorded by SeekingAlpha. -
South Carolina to raise school counselor reimbursement rates
South Carolina Health and Human Services Director Robert Kerr is looking to raise insurance reimbursement rates for in-school therapists, in the hopes that it enables districts to hire more counselors, The State reported May 9.
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Florida hospital planning $30M behavioral health unit
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Hospital is planning a $30 million behavioral health unit, Pensacola News Journal reported May 9. -
10 recent payer moves in behavioral health
Health insurance companies have invested millions of dollars in behavioral health programs and technologies recently. -
New York hospital closing adolescent mental health unit
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital temporarily closed its inpatient adolescent mental health unit due to workforce shortages, ABC affiliate News10 reported April 30. -
Washington stops placement of minors at behavioral health hospital over unsafe environment
Kirkland, Wash.-based Fairfax Behavioral Health Hospital is blocked from admitting new patients younger than 18 until unsafe conditions are addressed, the state health department said April 27.
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No privacy? Mental health apps 'operate like data-sucking machines'
According to a new study from researchers at Mozilla, mental health apps have worse privacy protections than most other types of apps, The Verge reported May 2. -
Oregon behavioral health center lands $2.6M federal funding, set to open in fall
Multnomah County (Ore.) Health Department landed $2.6 million in federal funding for a new behavioral health center in Portland, NBC affiliate KGW8 reported April 17. -
States with the most in-network therapists
Rhode Island is the state with the highest percentage of private practice therapists who are in-network with at least one insurance panel, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare. -
States with the fewest in-network therapists
Kansas is the state with the lowest percentage of private practice therapists who are in-network with at least one insurance panel, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare.
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HHS launches maternal mental health hotline
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a confidential, toll-free hotline for new and expecting mothers, the department said May 6 in an email shared with Becker's. -
Mental health startup raises $10M to help providers with administrative load
Behavioral health startup Heard gained $10 million in series A funding, GeekWire reported May 6. -
Startup raises $42M to link behavioral health services to primary care practices
Behavioral health startup Concert Health secured $42 million in series B funding, including from Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health. -
Michigan nonprofit opens region's first virtual behavioral health urgent care
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based crisis services agency Common Ground is opening the region's first virtual behavioral health urgent care, Detroit Free Press reported April 25. -
Mental healthcare in Michigan growing more affordable with reforms
Michigan residents are seeing more accessible and more affordable mental healthcare opportunities thanks to Medicaid expansion, COVID-19 pandemic reforms and a new pilot program with the federal and state governments, MLive reported April 30. -
Digital mental healthcare startups raised $5.1B in 2021
Digital health startups focused on mental healthcare raised the most money out of any clinical healthcare startups in 2021 and nearly doubled year-over-year funding, according to Rock Health. -
10 least expensive states for therapy
Idaho has the lowest therapy session fees of any state, on average, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare. -
10 most expensive states for therapy
New York is the most expensive state for average therapy fees, according to a study by behavioral health site Zencare. -
New NYC behavioral health clinic lands $425K federal grant
New York City-based Interfaith Medical Center received a $425,000 federal grant for its newly renovated behavioral health clinic, Brooklyn Paper reported April 18.