Two Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York members are alleging more than 80% of the mental health provider listings in the insurer's directory are inaccurate. 

Providence Health Plan shifted from managing behavioral health through a vendor to in-house, a change that has paid off in a lot of ways, according to Paul Giger, MD, medical director of behavioral health. 

Health systems are opening new outpatient mental health clinics, urgent care sites and inpatient units.

The Veterans Affairs Department is investigating Acadia Healthcare for possible fraud, The New York Times reported Oct. 18. 

The National Council of Urban Indian Health, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg Philanthropies created a toolkit intended to help Native communities better leverage financial support to sustain behavioral healthcare services.

Patient preferences could be shifting back toward in-person care for behavioral health, according to LifeStance Health's chief medical officer. 

Scott Moran, MD, the former CEO of Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Maryland, was terminated following allegations of misconduct, mismanagement and systemic safety failures at the facility, according to an investigation by The Washington Post investigation. 

Three teenagers were arrested and taken into custody for allegedly inciting a riot at Riverview Behavioral Hospital in Texarkana, Ark. 

An Illinois judge has reduced the punitive damages an indirect subsidiary of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services must pay in a negligence case, according to an Oct. 11 regulatory filing. 

California is reimagining behavioral health care with a new set of programs that push patients into different systems based on the type and severity of their condition, the California Health Care Foundation reported Oct. 14.

A recent study found that about 15.5 million U.S. adults, or 6% of the adult population, currently have a diagnosis of ADHD, according to research published Oct. 10 by the CDC.  Research conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics Rapid Survey Systems between October and November 2023, indicated that about half of ADHD patients were diagnosed after the age of 18. The findings also highlighted significant treatment gaps, with one-third of adults with ADHD not receiving any form of treatment.  The study also found that among those prescribed with stimulant medications, 71.5% of individuals also had challenges obtaining proper medication due to shortages and only one-half of the adults had used telehealth for ADHD services. 

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin an open-ended strike Oct. 21 at Kaiser Permanente locations in Southern California. If the strike occurs as planned, it would follow a strike authorization vote earlier this month by nurses at Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, part of UPMC.

Nurses at Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh have authorized a strike, NPR affiliate WESA reported Oct. 9. 

Several behavioral health organizations have closed behavioral health units or laid off employees this year. 

Sen. Ron Wyden has called on the Justice Department to investigate four major operators of youth residential treatment facilities for alleged civil rights violations and fraud, NBC News reported Oct. 9. 

  A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in 13 states are suing TikTok, alleging the popular social media platform is intentionally designed to promote "excessive" and "addictive" use among children and teens. 

U.S. News & World Report has rated the best hospitals for pediatric and adolescent behavioral health for the first time. 

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services faces $895 million in damages over alleged child abuse at some of its behavioral health subsidiaries, with operations and capital resources expected to be "materially adversely impacted" as a result of the resolutions, the company said in financial documents published Sept. 27.

Around 6 in 10 Americans live in a county with a certified community behavioral health clinic, a study published Oct. 4 in JAMA Health Forum found. 

California's Board of State and Community Corrections has awarded $167 million in grant funding to 27 government and community-based organizations, said Gov. Gavin Newsom in an Oct. 7 news release.