Today's Top 20 Stories
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Geisinger, Acadia propose 2nd joint venture behavioral hospital
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System is partnering with Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius congregation to build an inpatient behavioral hospital in Mahoning Township, Pa., pending approval of the final land purchase. -
Louisiana may have misspent $13 million in behavioral health provider fees
The Louisiana Department of Health may have improperly spent $13 million in behavioral health provider fees, according to a state auditor's report. -
FTC orders Tennessee physician to pay $100K for bogus addiction treatment ads
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Dalal Akoury, MD, and a set of companies she controls that operate as AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, to pay $100,000 for allegedly making false claims about the treatment of addiction, cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions.
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14 bills focused on increasing access to mental healthcare
Here are 14 bills aiming to expand access to mental and behavioral healthcare at the national and state levels that Becker's has reported on since March 1. -
Senators introduce Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act
Senators Michael Bennett from Colorado and Ron Wyden from Oregon introduced the Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act March 22 to expand access to mental and behavioral health services for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid patients. -
Key resources offering immediate mental healthcare
Becker's has compiled a list of websites, helplines and warmlines for immediate support: -
Most behavioral health patients treated in an ER do not get follow-up care: 6 things to know
Demand for behavioral health care has dramatically increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Trilliant Health report.
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WellSpan using mobile crisis care to expand behavioral health services
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is expanding access to behavioral health crisis services in two of the state's counties in April. -
15 states and Washington, DC, challenge limits on behavioral health insurance coverage
Rhode Island's Attorney General Peter Neronha, along with 15 other attorneys general, are renewing an effort to change limits to behavioral health insurance coverage, Providence Business News reported March 20. -
Oregon governor's $80M behavioral health plan
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is rallying support for her $80 million behavioral health plan to expand access to care in the state, OregonLive reported March 21. -
New Hampshire, SolutionHealth partner on $60M mental health hospital
The state of New Hampshire and Bedford, N.H.-based SolutionHealth will build a new $60 million mental health hospital, The New Hampshire Union Leader reported March 20.
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How well are psychiatrists paid in the best states for physicians?
Montana was named the best state for physicians to practice in 2023, according to financial website WalletHub's annual list. -
The strategies UHS' president of behavioral health uses to tackle workforce shortage
Behavioral health is projected to be one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare, by market value, over the next few years. Those projections may fall short, however, if issues like workforce shortages aren't addressed. -
Baystate, Lifepoint name CEO for joint behavioral health hospital
Roy Sasenaraine has been named CEO of Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke, Mass., according to a March 20 report from Mass Live. -
Behavioral health treatment market expected to grow by 2.9% each year
The global behavioral health treatment market is expected to experience a 2.9 percent compound annual growth rate from 2022 to 2032. -
California bill introduces minimum mental health staff requirement for hospitals
California lawmakers have submitted a bill that would require a minimum amount of staff in hospitals for behavioral health emergencies, SFGate reported March 21. -
School districts, counties sue social media companies over effect on student mental health
In face of the ongoing mental health crisis among students, school districts and counties across the country have filed lawsuits against social media companies for their negative effects on youth, The Washington Post reported March 19. -
Addiction treatment market to grow by $50M over next decade: Report
The addiction treatment market is expected to grow by a 6.7 percent compound annual growth rate and reach a $50 million potential by 2032, according to a Fact.MR study. -
Utah governor signs four mental health bills into law
Gov. Spencer Cox has signed four bills related to mental health into law, State of Reform reported March 17. -
Pennsylvania nurse practitioner, mental health facility owner to pay $450K for prescription fraud
Stefanie King, owner of Athens, Pa.-based Center for Holistic Integrative Mental Health, has pleaded guilty to prescribing medications without a supervising physician and false billing, The Daily Review reported March 18.
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