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Demand for the 988 Lifeline has continued to grow since the national suicide hotline launched in 2022, according to a July 14 report from KFF. The federally mandated, three-digit 988 crisis number, which launched in 2022, connects callers to a…
CMS is proposing adding additional billing codes for integrated behavioral services and reimbursing additional digital mental health options in 2026. The agency published its proposed physician fee schedule for 2026 July 14. CMS is proposing an overall 3.6% bump in…
Current suicide prevention practices at hospitals are missing opportunities to provide essential care, according to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts. The report, published July 14, suggests actions health system leaders, insurers and policymakers can take to ensure hospitals provide…
Behavioral health organizations are investing in AI, administrative support and population health this year. Becker’s connected with three leaders from across the U.S. to learn what investments they are most excited about now. Here’s what they had to say: Editor’s…
HHS will bar immigrants without legal citizenship status from accessing many federal mental health and substance use disorder programs. In a July 10 news release, the agency said it will exclude undocumented individuals from federal public benefit programs. Previously, immigrants…
Palmer, Alaska-based Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is planning to build a $75M freestanding behavioral health facility, Frontiersman reported July 10. The 45-bed facility will include 27 adult beds and 18 adolescent beds. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has submitted a certificate…
The University of Rochester (Minn.) is launching a master’s-level psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and counselor program, thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HHS. The Uniting Nurses and Integrating Therapists…
A group of behavioral health executives is calling for an end to Medicare’s lifetime limits on inpatient psychiatric treatment. In a piece published in Health Affairs Forefront July 8, Imad Melhem, MD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral health at Geisinger…
New York has implemented new regulations for insurers designed to improve access to mental health services. According to a July 8 news release from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, the regulations took effect July 1 for Medicaid plans. For commercial…
One crisis care company is focused on making value-based care work. Laura Buckley, COO of Connections Health Solutions, told Becker’s the crisis behavioral health provider’s top priority this year is expanding existing capitated arrangements into more value-based care. “The crisis…