Suicide Prevention Month brings visibility each September, but awareness alone will not reduce deaths, Karen Johnson, senior vice president and chief clinical officer at King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services said. Ms. Johnson told Becker’s that every individual can…
Author: Ella Ruder
Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding access to behavioral healthcare through digital tools, provider partnerships and community partnerships. The insurer has grown its behavioral health provider network in Washington by 48% over the past five years, adding nearly…
In a Sept. 10 opinion piece in The Washington Post , HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon discussed the overmedicalization of children through mental health screenings and therapy in schools while advocating for a return…
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Priority Health, a nonprofit health plan serving 1.3 million members, has added Boulder Care to its behavioral health provider network. Boulder Care is a telehealth addiction medicine provider offering virtual, value-based care, according to a Sept. 19…
Innovation in behavioral health is often seen as a story about new technology. But according to two healthcare leaders, transformation comes when technology and process improvement work hand in hand, helping patients access care, supporting providers and making systems more…
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Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has partnered with Attend Behavior to offer its digital caregiver training platform through Magellan’s autism technology marketplace. Attend Behavior’s platform provides evidence-based tools and interactive lessons for caregivers of children with autism, ADHD and developmental delays,…
President Donald Trump is expected to link the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism. The planned remarks on Sept. 22 would make this the first time the U.S. government has formally connected the common pain…
Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health has opened the Marc Healing Center, a new 70,000-square-foot facility for intensive behavioral health services in Everett. The center includes a 16-bed evaluation and treatment unit, a 16-bed crisis triage center, outpatient services and an on-site…
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., have reintroduced the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act, a bill aimed at expanding access to occupational therapy for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The legislation would clarify that…
Women spend significantly more out of pocket on mental health medications than men in 2024, according to a Sept. 18 GoodRx Research report. Here are five things to know: The findings reflect differences in healthcare utilization, chronic condition management and…