Behavioral Health News

President Joe Biden updated his national strategy to improve mental healthcare in the U.S. last week.

The CMS payment policy for next year increases Medicare payments for inpatient psychiatric services and limits pay cuts for providers. 

Suburban Denver psychiatrist Howard Weiss faces charges that he overprescribed opioids and other controlled substances at his cash-based practice, despite knowing his patients weren't using the drugs as prescribed, the Denver Post reported.

Erie, Pa.-based St. Vincent Hospital, part of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, opened an outpatient behavioral health clinic, YourErie reported Aug. 5.

Insurer Cigna had a successful second quarter, with $1.6 billion pulled in for shareholders, beating Wall Street expectations, according to the company's earnings report.

Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth opened a new behavioral health crisis center in Salisbury, NBC affiliate WRDE reported Aug. 6.

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Reynaldo de los Angeles, a psychiatrist from Kearney, Neb., was found guilty Aug. 3 of misdemeanor third-degree sexual assault of a former female patient, the Kearney Hub reported.

Here are the 10 most-read stories reported by Becker's Behavioral Health last month:

San Francisco legislators held a hearing on the city's public psychiatric services after Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital staff complaints that understaffing and inadequate follow-up care have led to costly patient readmissions, the San Francisco Standard reported last week.