Behavioral health deal flow increased 35% year over year in the first quarter of 2025, according to a June 18 report from PwC. Here are five findings to know: See the full report here.
Mental health providers and advocacy organizations are warning steep cuts to Medicaid will harm access to behavioral health services. On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The sprawling spending package will cut…
The Trump administration’s approach to substance use disorder treatment so far has focused primarily on law enforcement actions to stop the supply of illegal drugs. The administration has proposed sweeping cuts to federal substance use and mental health programs, a…
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington (Texas) will receive a $30 million grant to provide competency restoration services, Fort Worth Report reported July 2. Incarcerated individuals in need of mental healthcare face long waitlists in Texas, according to My Health My…
Despite recent Senate passage of the Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, among other things, seeks to reduce behavioral healthcare spending, state lawmakers are expanding access to mental healthcare and investing in behavioral health workforces. Here are six state mental health…
The Eugene-based University of Oregon will use an $11 million federal grant to establish a national center for children’s mental health. The National Institute of Mental Health will fund the center for five years, according to a July 2 news…
Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services has acquired three Texas-based substance use disorder treatment clinics. The company acquired The Last Resort Recovery Center in Smithville, Crestone Wellness in Taylor and The Chapter House in Richardson, according to a July 2 news…
Sixteen state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over $1 billion in canceled grant funding to train mental health professionals to work in schools. In April, the Education Department canceled the funding, intended to help schools hire more psychologists,…
Minneapolis-based Nuway Alliance will pay $18.5 million to settle allegations it submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims. The Justice Department alleged Nuway compensated Medicaid patients seeking intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment, violating anti-kickback laws, according to a June 26 news release. …