Eight Oklahoma community behavioral health providers say they are short nearly $150 million in reimbursement, Oklahoma Voice reported May 7. Joy Sloan, CEO of Muskogee, Okla.-based Green Country Behavioral Health Services, said she has not been paid any reimbursements by…
Author: Rylee Wilson
A group of nearly 100 U.S. representatives has formed the Congressional Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus. The bipartisan caucus is led by Reps. Andrea Salinas, Don Bacon, Don Beyer and Tony Gonzales. “The mental health caucus exists to raise awareness, reduce…
A potential recession could be a boost to LifeStance Health, CEO Dave Bourdon told investors. On a May 7 earnings call, Mr. Bourdon told investors the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based behavioral health company’s model is “resilient to economic cycles” and could even…
Drug-related deaths among older adults rose 58% between 2018-2020 and 2021-2023, according to America’s Health Rankings. America’s Health Rankings, run by the UnitedHealth Foundation, published its annual senior report May 6. Overall, the early death rate among older adults decreased…
The National Institutes of Health will use CMS data to study the “root causes of autism spectrum disorder.” CMS and NIH will establish a data use agreement focused on Medicare and Medicaid enrollees with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, according…
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Scottsdale, Ariz.-based behavioral health provider LifeStance Health eked out its first-ever quarterly profit, according to financial results released May 7. Here are three things to know: Founded in 2017, LifeStance is one of the largest providers of outpatient behavioral care.…
Augusta-based MaineGeneral Health is cutting some pediatric mental health services, the Portland Press Herald reported May 5. Nathan Howell, CEO of MaineGeneral, told the newspaper the system will no longer offer pediatric psychological services as of May 16. The system…
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services has named Chris Beamish as service line executive of mental health and addiction care. Mr. Beamish was most recently vice president of mental health and addiction services at Fairview, according to a news release shared with…
NexPhase Capital has acquired Los Angeles-based Behavior Frontiers, an autism therapy provider with locations in 12 states. Behavior Frontiers was previously owned by Lorient Capital, a private equity fund, according to a May 5 news release. During Lorient’s ownership, Behavior…
States are passing legislation aimed at enforcing mental health parity standards and funding workforce initiatives. Here are eight notable behavioral health policy updates since March 2: