West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas is expanding its hospital-based naloxone distribution initiative statewide through its Institute for Prevention and Recovery, with the goal of distributing more than 15,000 naloxone kits and wellness bags across New Jersey. The initiative will distribute kits…
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Four people have been charged in federal court in Ohio in what authorities described as a $30 million fraud conspiracy involving billing for children’s behavioral health services that were not provided. According to a June 4 Justice Department news release,…
Behavioral health providers in South Florida said Medicaid termination notices have disrupted services for patients and affected provider operations, CBS News Miami reported June 3. Glory to God, which provides physical therapy, behavioral therapy and schooling for medically fragile children,…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making $4.04 billion available through the fiscal year 2026 Continuum of Care program with revisions that prioritize funding for services focused on treatment and recovery over the historical “housing first” approach. The…
A California emergency staffing order intended to improve patient safety is having an unintended consequence: fewer inpatient psychiatric beds available for some of the state’s most vulnerable patients, including children under 12. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health was forced…
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Michigan’s four state psychiatric hospitals reduced patient injuries by 58% since the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services implemented the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression in March 2024. DASA is a daily risk assessment tool that measures the likelihood…
Health systems are grappling with a troubling reality: In 2023, the total cost of violence to hospitals was estimated at $18.27 billion, including the cost of treatment for victims, security staffing and violence prevention training — and not accounting for…
The U.S. overdose death rate fell 24.4% from 2023 to 2024, marking the first decline across all four previously defined waves of the overdose crisis, including the fentanyl- and stimulant-driven “fourth wave,” according to a study published June 2 in…
Vermont reported the highest share of adults with a past-year drug use disorder at 13.9%, with Hawaii reporting the lowest at 7.2%, according to KFF. The data comes from the 2023 and 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health,…
On April 2, CMS proposed several payment and policy changes for inpatient psychiatric facilities in fiscal year 2027, prompting concerns from the American Hospital Association about reimbursement adequacy and administrative burden shared in a June 1 letter. The proposal includes…