Author: Rylee Wilson

A former patient is facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing a nurse to death at a Hawaii behavioral health hospital. 

The most common reason people did not seek mental health treatment in 2022 was they thought they should have been able to manage their mental health on their own, according to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 

The ex-wife of a Texas therapist was sentenced to serve 54 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000. 

A majority of states increased Medicaid rates for some types of behavioral health providers in 2023 or are planning increases in 2024, according to KFF's survey of state Medicaid directors. 

Deal-making in the mental health and substance use disorder market is declining, according to a report from Provident Healthcare Partners. 

New York has appointed television host Ruth Westheimer, EdD, as the nation's first "ambassador to loneliness." 

A Rhode Island social worker pleaded guilty to orchestrating a billing fraud scheme that cost Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers $3.5 million. 

The Senate Finance Committee voted Nov. 8 to advance a healthcare package that includes changes intended to improve behavioral health access. 

CMS is proposing adding new requirements for Medicare Advantage plans to have adequate networks of outpatient behavioral health centers. 

California found 21 violations of its mental health parity laws in an investigation of five health plans.