Healthcare leaders across the U.S. are raising concerns after federal agencies shared intentions earlier this month to significantly revise the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Industry stakeholders say the decision could weaken enforcement, exacerbate access challenges and widen disparities in…
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Mike Franz, MD, executive medical director of behavioral health at Cambia Health Solutions, told Becker’s a layered approach that combines multiple established care models can improve access, upskill providers and keep behavioral health patients within the primary care setting. “I…
Across healthcare systems, leaders are increasingly treating clinician well-being as an operational priority rather than a bridge to be crossed reactively, particularly in high-stress areas such as psychiatry, residency training and hospital violence prevention. A May cross-sectional study published in…
Houston-based Texas Children’s has received a $5 million estate gift made by philanthropist Barbara LeGrange to support its behavioral health initiative. The planned gift — made prior to her death — includes $1 million in immediate funding and additional endowed…
Clinicians at VA medical centers have deployed more than 700 in-home virtual reality mental wellness kits, including virtual reality goggles. The initiative, supported by Healium, SoldierPoint Digital Health and VA Immersive, provides nonpharmacological tools designed to help veterans self-manage stress…
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A national “secret shopper” study found private equity-owned residential addiction treatment facilities charge significantly more per day than other for-profit centers, while offering fewer key services in some cases, according to a cross sectional study published in JAMA Health Forum. …
GSK, a biopharmaceutical company, has withdrawn its application to the FDA for leucovorin calcium tablets, months after the White House promoted the drug as a potential treatment for autism-related symptoms, The Wall Street Journal reported April 10. The FDA approved…
Anchorage, Alaska, has launched a municipal addiction treatment program that pairs housing with addiction care through a microunit model, Alaska Public Media reported April 7. The program, called Willow Commons, opened in late March and includes 32 individual units for…
Greenville, S.C.-based Crossroads Treatment Centers has partnered with Vaya Health based in Asheville, N.C., to launch a mobile addiction treatment unit in western North Carolina, expanding access to opioid use disorder care. The initiative is supported by the North Carolina…
The University of Pittsburgh School of Education has established an online graduate certificate in infant mental health. The program, offered through its Pitt Online portfolio, targets the nationwide shortage of trained infant and early childhood mental health professionals, and is…