Author: Rylee Wilson

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. 

CMS will allow more types of behavioral health providers to bill Medicare in 2024, and establish payment for intensive outpatient behavioral healthcare. 

Acadia Healthcare will pay $400 million to settle three cases alleging a nonprofit operated by a now-shuttered New Mexico facility placed children in a foster care setting where they were repeatedly sexually abused. 

New York State has spent $192 million of the $2.6 billion it secured in settlements with opioid distributors and manufacturers. 

Behavioral health providers are offering resources to Maine residents affected by a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 people. 

Growth in Teladoc's BetterHelp online therapy platform is decelerating, executives told investors. 

Hospitals can improve behavioral and physical health coordinated care by supporting physicians, co-locating services and educating the community about integrated care, according to an Oct. 24 report from the American Hospital Association. 

Employers are more likely to report inadequate networks for mental health than they are for physical health, according to KFF's 2023 employer health benefits survey published Oct. 18.