Author: Rylee Wilson

Acadia Healthcare will pay $19.85 million to settle allegations it billed federal and state governments for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services. 

Suicide rates were stable from 2021 to 2022, but remain near the highest level recorded, CDC data published Sept. 26 found. 

Two senators have introduced legislation requiring social media sites to warn users about possible mental health risks associated with their use. 

Nearly 1 in 3 counties do not have a single provider of medication-opioid use disorder treatment that accepts Medicare or Medicaid, a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General found. 

The House of Representatives passed a bill authorizing $1.95 billion in funding for autism spectrum disorder research. 

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is one of the largest behavioral health providers in the U.S. 

Opioid and other drug overdose deaths are on the decline for the first time in decades, though rates vary widely by state, according to an analysis from KFF. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services has acquired Lakeview Health, the company said in a Sept. 23 news release. 

Insurers, patients and families are going to demand more from autism treatment centers in the coming years, Derek Bullard, CEO of Already Autism Health, told Becker's. 

Texas psychiatric hospitals are pushing the state for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates, The Texas Tribune reported Sept. 19.