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California plans to use $291 million to expand supportive housing and behavioral health services statewide. The funding includes $131.8 million in Homekey Program awards for eight affordable housing communities to create 443 additional homes with on-site managers for individuals experiencing…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is looking to reshape a healthcare culture that often discourages caregivers from asking for help. It is doing so by creating preventive well-being programs aimed at fostering psychological safety and encouraging help-seeking behaviors. “If we want to achieve…
UNC Health Appalachian, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has established a rural psychiatric residency program that aims to expand the pipeline of physicians trained to serve rural and underserved communities. The program, created through a grant from the…
Colorado’s fee-for-service Medicaid payments for applied behavior analysis did not fully comply with federal and state requirements, according to a February report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General. The OIG audited 2022 and 2023 payments, examining whether the state’s fee-for-service…
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has opened a 30-bed unit at West Central Georgia Regional Hospital in Columbus to reduce the number of individuals waiting in jail for court-ordered competency restoration services. The unit, dubbed “Operation…
Bucks County, Pa., will open a diversion, assessment, restoration and treatment (DART) center in Doylestown aimed at reducing criminal justice involvement for individuals with behavioral health needs. The 23,00-square-foot facility is expected to begin accepting residents this month and will…
Marc Miller, CEO of King of Prussia-based Universal Health Services, said the for-profit health system has enhanced its acute care revenue cycle operations by deploying AI tools to improve documentation and streamline its claims appeals process. The system is focusing…
As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, several health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building out service…
Behavioral healthcare merger and acquisition activity climbed in 2025, and transactions in 2026 suggest continuing actively across the sector. Deal volume rose more than 42% in 2025 with 104 publicly announced transactions, compared to 73 in 2024 and 83 in…
The New York City Health Department will receive $20 million investment over three years from the city’s budget to expand perinatal and early childhood mental health resources under the Strong Foundations initiative. The funding aims to expand capacity at the…
