The managers of a Matteson, Ill.-based youth counseling center have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the state's Medicaid program of $2.5 million.
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Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare will close two locations of a Missouri psychiatric hospital, affecting 154 employees.
To keep pace with demand for behavioral healthcare, health systems are choosing joint ventures with for-profit behavioral healthcare companies.
A licensed professional counselor was indicted on 10 counts of healthcare fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft for allegedly submitting $2 million in false claims to Texas' Medicaid program.
Despite patient fears of police interventions and hospitalization when calling a crisis hotline, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline network only needed emergency service interventions for a small portion of all calls, a Vibrant Emotional Health whitepaper found.
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A coalition of 333 organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging an extension of prescribing flexibilities for two years. Among the organizations that signed the letter are the American Health Care Association, American Pharmacists Association, Cleveland Clinic, Duluth, Minn.-based…
Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries typically paid out-of-pocket for inpatient and outpatient behavioral services, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
High doses of popular ADHD medications were associated with more than a fivefold risk of having a first-time episode of psychosis, according to a Sept. 12 study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
A new study conducted by researchers at Seattle-based University of Washington has found that adolescent girls experienced accelerated brain aging during COVID-19-related lockdowns.
A coalition of attorneys general from 42 states is urging Congress to mandate a Surgeons General warning label on algorithm-driven social media platforms, according to a Sept. 9 letter shared with Becker's.