Today's Top 20 Stories
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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.
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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. -
FTC sues Tennessee physician over bogus addiction treatment ads
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Dalal Akoury, MD, and a set of companies she controls that operate as AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, for allegedly making false claims about the treatment of addiction, cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions. -
The 10 best, worst states for physicians
Montana, South Dakota and Idaho are the three best places for physicians to practice in the U.S. in 2023, according to a March 20 WalletHub ranking. The three worst are Hawaii, Rhode Island and Alaska. -
LifePoint names CEO for joint venture behavioral hospital
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, named Roy Sasenaraine CEO for a new 150-bed joint venture behavioral health hospital.
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MedArrive partnership to offer maternity behavioral health services
Care management platform MedArrive has partnered with maternity telehealth services company Ouma Health to provide maternal-fetal care to vulnerable women on Medicaid. -
4 Kentucky mental health centers consolidate into one health system
Four nonprofit mental health organizations in Kentucky are forming a partnership to improve clinical programs and protect safety net services in the state's rural communities. -
5 biggest obstacles for behavioral health, per SSM Health exec
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 certain key obstacles aren't addressed. -
Proposed bill would protect Oregon mental health workers from insurance audits
House Bill 2455 would place restrictions on how insurers and coordinated care organizations can audit mental health providers in Oregon, the Lund Report reported March 16.
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Honolulu addiction treatment center to pay $450K for illegal pay practices
Honolulu-based Kline Welsh Behavioral Health Foundation, which operates Sand Island Treatment Center, has been ordered to pay $451,898 in back wages to 34 staff members. -
Inspired Behavioral Health sued for $111M in false Medicaid claims
Raymondville, Texas-based Inspired Behavioral Health is being sued by the federal government for forfeiture for fraudulently billing millions to Medicaid, The Brownsville Herald reported March 16. -
HHS awards $15M in grants to develop community behavioral health clinics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding 15 states each with $1 million, one-year certified community behavioral health clinic planning grants through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. -
Brightline releases virtual pediatric behavioral health study
Virtual behavioral health company Brightline published a study March 17 on the effectiveness of virtual behavioral health care to address the mental health needs of children and teenagers. -
Autism care startup SpectrumAi lands $20M investment
Autism care improvement startup SpectrumAi closed up to $20 million in series A funding led by CVS Health Ventures. -
40 percent of Americans don't know psychiatric appointments can be covered by insurance
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the country is living through a mental health crisis, but many continue to fundamentally misunderstand how to access it, according to a survey from Talkiatry, one of the largest employers of psychiatrists in the U.S. -
10 states with the fewest mental health providers per capita
Alabama has the fewest mental health providers per capita of any state — 850 residents for every provider — while Massachusetts has the most, with 140 residents per provider, according to a Mental Health America report. -
Kansas receives $1M from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Kansas has been given a $1 million, one-year planning grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand the state's certified community behavioral health clinics. -
Colorado to offer $14K signing bonuses for nurses at two psychiatric hospitals
The state of Colorado will begin offering $14,000 signing bonuses for nurses who agree to work at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Fort Logan and Pueblo, NBC affiliate 9News reported March 16.
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