Today's Top 20 Stories
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8 recent behavioral health billing fraud cases
Here are eight recent cases of billing fraud and alleged billing fraud involving behavioral health providers Becker's has reported since Sept. 12: -
Employers add more mental health benefits
Most employers are taking some form of action to improve mental health benefits for employers, though fewer are adding benefits for substance use disorder, according to Mercer's "Health and Benefit Strategies for 2024" report. -
Why WellSpan's biggest behavioral win is in the ED
Despite the financial headwinds facing many hospitals, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is charging ahead with new behavioral health initiatives and partnerships.
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8 new behavioral health projects in 10 days
Here are eight new behavioral health projects that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 10: -
UOregon, Ballmer Institute partner for student-athlete mental health
The department of athletics at the University of Oregon in Eugene has partnered with the university's Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health to develop a program addressing the mental health needs of student-athletes. -
Iowa approves 96-bed behavioral health hospital
A plan to build a 96-bed behavioral health hospital to be built in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been approved by the state, the Omaha World-Herald reported Nov. 20. -
Why Cleveland Clinic answered TikTok's call on mental health
When young people search for information on mental health, they might turn to TikTok before Google.
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Veteran suicide rates rose in 2021: Report
The number of veterans who died by suicide increased in 2021, the first increase since 2018, according to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, published Nov. 16. -
Summit Behavioral Health to expand headquarters, add jobs
Franklin, Tenn.-based Summit Behavioral Healthcare is investing $4.5 million to expand its headquarters. -
Kansas group expands substance use disorder treatment options
Hays, Kan.-based High Plains Mental Health Center has expanded its treatment program for substance use disorders. -
North Carolina increases behavioral health reimbursement rates
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has increased behavioral health reimbursement rates for the first time in a decade.
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Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare to open Virginia mental health clinic
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is looking to open a mental health clinic in Roanoke, Va., The Roanoke Times reported Nov. 16. -
Merger will create Colorado's largest behavioral health center
A merger between two of Colorado's community mental health centers will create the largest behavioral health center in the state, The Colorado Sun reported Nov. 16. -
Mass General Brigham's four-part strategy to address the behavioral health workforce shortage
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has a four-part strategy to build the behavioral health workforce. -
SAMHSA puts $74M behind community mental initiatives
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is providing around $74.4 million in grant funding for behavioral health initiatives. -
CommonSpirit to add 4 new behavioral sites
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is planning to add behavioral healthcare to four new sites in 2024. -
Maine Behavioral Healthcare appoints hospital director
Maine Behavioral Healthcare has appointed Lee Wolfrum, DO, as medical director of Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook. -
Behavioral health outpatient office opens in North Carolina
Albemarle, N.C.-based behavioral health provider Monarch has opened an outpatient office in Pittsboro, N.C., The Chatham News + Record reported Nov. 16. -
WPS launches diversity and neurodiversity scholarships for behavioral health students
Psychological and educational assessment provider WPS has launched a scholarship program to increase diversity and neurodiversity among psychological and behavioral health providers. -
Path Mental Health expands executive team
Los Angeles-based Path Mental Health has made three key appointments to its executive team.
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