Author: Mackenzie Bean

Nearly one-third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid don’t treat patients covered by the program, according to a study published Feb. 2 in Health Affairs. A team led by researchers at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University analyzed physician enrollment files…

The White House has reversed the terminations of hundreds of federal grants supporting mental health and substance use disorder treatment services nationwide, NPR first reported Jan. 14. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sent termination notices to hundreds…

Behavioral health nurses had the highest turnover rate among nursing specialties in 2024, according to the NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. The 2025 report, released in March, includes survey findings from 450 hospitals in 37 states…

Florida’s first behavioral health hospital for women is slated to open in Tampa this spring, Spectrum News reported Dec. 22. Mariposa Women’s Hospital will specialize in treating women with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other emotional and substance use…

It has been noted that the biggest problem with behavioral health referrals is that most patients, regardless of insurance coverage, do not make it into specialty care after they are referred.1 Low completion rates may be due to lack of…

The U.S. suicide rate ticked down in 2024 after reaching its highest level in more than 80 years, according to provisional CDC data released Dec. 9. Last year’s age-adjusted suicide rate was 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people, down from 14.1…

Americans’ self-reported mental health has reached its lowest level in 24 years, with younger adults — especially women — experiencing the sharpest declines, according to a March 13 Gallup report. The survey, conducted in partnership with West Health, is based…

CMS has approved New Hampshire's Medicaid state plan amendment, allowing community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to care for Medicaid beneficiaries facing mental health or substance use disorder crises.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will start construction on a $573 million replacement facility for Terrell (Texas) State Hospital Aug. 28. 

Utah has the highest percentage of adults reporting mental illness of any U.S. state, while New Jersey has the lowest, according to data from KFF.