Regence Blue Shield was fined $550,000 by Washington state regulators for failing to show its behavioral health coverage complies with mental health parity laws. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner said Regence did not submit required documentation demonstrating that behavioral…
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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health has opened West Michigan’s first trauma recovery center, which will offer free mental health services to survivors of violent crime. The center, located in the Corewell Health Community Medicine Clinic in Grand Rapids, provides mental…
Aetna launched a neurodiversity navigation program for select employer-sponsored commercial plans and will serve members starting Jan. 1. The platform is designed to support neurodivergent members and their families through one-on-one coaching, care navigation, training and digital tools, according to…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched a Continuum of Care funding competition for fiscal year 2025, introducing what officials described as “the most significant policy reforms in the program’s history.” The policy shift redirects support for permanent…
AdventHealth DeLand (Fla.) will develop an opioid use disorder recovery program using a $500,000 grant from the Volusia County Opioid Abatement Program. The initiative, called RISE — Recovery, Initiative, Support and Education — will be operated by AdventHealth DeLand as…
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St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, part of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare, has been designated as one of Florida’s behavioral health teaching hospitals. The state designation renames the facility BayCare Behavioral Health Teaching Hospital at St. Joseph’s and reflects BayCare’s commitment to…
Elizabeth, W.Va.-based Coplin Health Systems debuted a second mobile unit to expand its ability to reach patients facing barriers to traditional healthcare. The mobile unit will offer medical and behavioral health services for patients of all ages, with a dedicated…
Boise-based Magellan of Idaho will eliminate support services and mobile mental health teams for patients with severe mental illness, with services set to end Dec. 1, in an attempt to meet state budget requirements, the Idaho Capital Sun reported Nov.…
Providence, R.I.-based Brown University is co-leading a national, six-region research project to examine rising rates of substance use, HIV, hepatitis C and overdoses, according to a Nov. 19 report from The Brown Daily Herald. The National Institute on Drug Abuse…
As suicides rates rise globally — now the third-leading cause of death worldwide among those 15 to 29 — some experts say asking patients about suicidal thoughts is not sufficient to assess near-term risk. Instead, researchers have identified a pattern…