Mental health will be a primary focus for the first time at an United Nations General Assembly session on Sept. 25. World leaders are expected to adopt a declaration that outlines global priorities to improve mental healthcare access, according to…
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Engine Capital, an activist investor that owns approximately 3% of Acadia Healthcare, sent a letter Sept. 24 to the Franklin, Tenn.-based company’s board of directors outlining recommendations to improve shareholder value. Engine criticized Acadia’s executive turnover, capital allocation decisions and…
Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding access to behavioral healthcare through digital tools, provider partnerships and community partnerships. The insurer has grown its behavioral health provider network in Washington by 48% over the past five years, adding nearly…
In a Sept. 10 opinion piece in The Washington Post , HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon discussed the overmedicalization of children through mental health screenings and therapy in schools while advocating for a return…
Frisco, Texas-based Magellan Health has partnered with Attend Behavior to offer its digital caregiver training platform through Magellan’s autism technology marketplace. Attend Behavior’s platform provides evidence-based tools and interactive lessons for caregivers of children with autism, ADHD and developmental delays,…
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President Donald Trump is expected to link the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism. The planned remarks on Sept. 22 would make this the first time the U.S. government has formally connected the common pain…
Women spend significantly more out of pocket on mental health medications than men in 2024, according to a Sept. 18 GoodRx Research report. Here are five things to know: The findings reflect differences in healthcare utilization, chronic condition management and…
The FBI is investigating whether patients were unlawfully held at the behavioral health unit of Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark., between Jan. 1, 2018, and June 1, 2022, according to a Sept. 17 report from CBS affiliate KFSM. The…
The Utah Homeless Services Board’s chair, Randy Shumway, proposed a 1,300-bed homeless campus that would include 300 to 400 civil commitment beds and secure substance use treatment, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Utah News Dispatch. Mr. Shumway…
The Delaware Department of Insurance has fined UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. $450,000 after completing a follow-up examination into mental health parity compliance and related claims practices. The review evaluated a 24-month period of UnitedHealthcare’s operations and identified repeated violations in the…