State agencies are assessing the effects of $1 billion in canceled mental health funding. On March 26, HHS canceled $1 billion in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funding and $11.4 billion in funding for the CDC. The canceled…
Author: Rylee Wilson
The CEO of a Massachusetts behavioral health company has been sentenced to three and a half months in prison for a billing fraud scheme. Miguel Saravia, CEO of Needham, Mass.-based Dana Group Associates pleaded guilty to six counts of healthcare…
San Francisco-based Two Chairs will expand into 19 new states in 2025. The company offers virtual and in-person therapy in California, Washington and Florida, according to a March 26 news release. Two Chairs raised $72 million in funding in 2024,…
Mental illness, options for treatment and the connections between behavioral and physical health are still misunderstood, according to behavioral health leaders. Becker’s asked 28 leaders what they consider to be the biggest misconception in behavioral health. All of the leaders…
A group of large outpatient addiction treatment providers has formed a new alliance to advocate for consistent reimbursement and metrics for addiction treatment quality. Nine addiction treatment providers — BrightView, CleanSlate, Crossroads, Ideal Option, MATClinics, Porchlight Health, ReVIDA Recovery, SaVida…
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The CEO, the medical director and the billing manager of a Kentucky addiction treatment clinic were convicted for their roles in an $8 million fraud scheme. According to a March 21 news release from the Justice Department, Jose Alzadon, MD,…
Vancouver, Wash.-based Columbia River Mental Health Services has paused many of its behavioral health services and furloughed 112 employees. In a March 25 notice to patients, the nonprofit behavioral health provider said it had paused adult and child outpatient therapy,…
HHS has canceled $1 billion in funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the New York Times reported March 26. In addition to the canceled SAMHSA funding, the department also canceled $11.4 billion in funding to the…
Finding a mental health provider can be difficult. Point32Health boasts that its Behavioral Health Navigator can connect most members to an appointment within one week. Point32Health launched the navigator program in 2023. The Canton, Mass.-based insurer owns Harvard Pilgrim Health…
Some information on a website maintained by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for locating treatment, an audit from HHS’ Office of Inspector General found. The audit, published March 21, sampled data for 100 facilities on FindTreatment.gov, a…