Author: Rylee Wilson

Some lawmakers are concerned about access to behavioral care in Medicare Advantage. 

Washington state will impose a $500,000 fine on UnitedHealthcare for failing to demonstrate its compliance with mental health parity laws. 

Groups representing insurers are urging CMS not to implement a proposed rule that would toughen mental health parity laws. 

Integrating behavioral health with primary care is cost neutral, a study from Independence Blue Cross and Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine found. 

Psychologists and psychiatrists account for over 11,000 of the 145,213 healthcare providers who left the workforce in 2021 and 2022, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare published Oct. 16. 

Cleveland Clinic and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston are trying to get more evidence-based mental health content on TikTok. 

In March, California voters will weigh in on a $6.8 billion bond initiative to fund new behavioral health treatment and housing spaces in the state. 

Kaiser Permanente reached a $200 million settlement with California for violating the state's behavioral health access laws. 

California is expanding the kinds of autism treatments insurers in the state must cover, and expanding the definition of qualified autism service professionals. 

Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is implementing plans to improve access to mental healthcare for members.