Author: Rylee Wilson

Meta is implementing more features to direct teenagers to mental health resources and hide potentially sensitive content on Facebook and Instagram.

CMS approved New York state's request for a sweeping Medicaid waiver Jan. 9, which will put $7.5 billion over three years to the state's healthcare system. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare and St. Louis-based Ascension are planning a joint venture to expand behavioral health capacity in Texas. 

Cerebral, a behavioral telehealth company, will pay more than 16,000 consumers restitution for allegedly violating New York laws by making it difficult to cancel subscriptions to the platform. 

Individuals taking GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a slightly lower incidence of suicidal ideation than those taking other forms of weight loss drugs, a study published Jan. 5 in Nature found. 

Oregon Medicaid insurers will invest $25 million in projects to add additional residential treatment spaces for youth in the state. 

Hawaii is the best state for access to psychotherapy, according to an analysis from Milliman. 

Tricare, which provides health coverage for military personnel, dependents and retirees, may be falling short on some of its behavioral health goals, a report from the Government Accountability Office found. 

Lawmakers are considering allowing Medicaid to pay for addiction treatment in larger inpatient facilities, Politico reported Jan. 1. 

Beachwood, Ohio-based ARC Health acquired 12 psychiatry and counseling practices in 2023.