Becker’s Behavioral Health

Las Vegas-based Brothers Behavioral Health owner Isai Anaya-Estrada has been sentenced for fraudulently billing Medicaid for services never provided and ordered to repay nearly $48,000 in restitution, 8 News Now reported Dec. 29. Anaya-Estrada was convicted of submitting false claims…

California is set to implement emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals Jan. 31, following an investigation into widespread dysfunction, abuse and understaffing, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Dec. 29.  The rules — issued by the California Department of Public Health…

Illinois will begin allowing workers with a psychiatrist-certified mental health disability to qualify for unemployment benefits starting Jan. 1, 25 News Now reported Dec. 30. The three-year pilot program, authorized under the Unemployment Insurance Act, enables individuals to collect jobless…

Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, is relocating its behavioral health department within its main medical center. The expanded clinic, which will be renamed the Mytue Mental Health Center, will be located on the second floor of the medical center…

Switching from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare was associated with increased mental health visits, along with a shift toward nurse practitioners and away from emergency and internal medicine specialists, according to a December study published in the American Journal of Managed…

The Pride Institute, owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, will close its inpatient addiction treatment program in Eden Prairie, Minn., on Jan. 1. Founded in 1986, the center’s residential program offered affirming care to LGBTQ+ clients in…

San Diego, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Hospital plans to break ground in July on a three-story behavioral health building that will double its mental healthcare capacity from 24 to 48 beds, all in single rooms, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on…

Vail (Colo.) Health has released a behavioral health survey to assess the state of behavioral health in the region and inform its future program investments, according to a Dec. 26 report from Vail Daily.  The anonymous survey, developed in partnership…

Behavioral health leaders are entering the new year with a shared sense of urgency and a renewed commitment to transforming how care is delivered, funded and supported. From strengthening the continuum of care to building virtual reality programs for youth…

Fragmented payment systems, siloed care models, workforce shortages and more systemic barriers are testing behavioral health providers nationwide. Leaders shared with Becker’s what they see as the most pressing structural issues in behavioral healthcare today — and how they are…