Author: Rylee Wilson

Digital mental health companies are expanding their reach. 

The average payout for liability claims against mental health professionals has increased nearly 40% since 2019, according to a report from insurer CNA and the Healthcare Providers Service Organization. 

Talkspace will join Amazon Health Service's program to help customers find and enroll in their health benefits. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare will close two locations of a Missouri psychiatric hospital, affecting 154 employees. 

To keep pace with demand for behavioral healthcare, health systems are choosing joint ventures with for-profit behavioral healthcare companies. 

The Veterans Affairs Department will award $52.5 million to community organizations implementing suicide prevention programs for veterans. 

Lawmakers are introducing legislation to boost funding for outpatient and virtual stabilization treatment. 

Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries typically paid out-of-pocket for inpatient and outpatient behavioral services, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. 

More than 1 in 4 mental health outpatient and residential facilities in Colorado are owned by private equity, according to data from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Tougher requirements for insurers to cover mental health services at parity with medical care received praise from advocacy groups but could face legal challenges from employers.