Behavioral Health News

Talkspace's pivot to business-to-business services is paying off, the company's CEO said. 

Despite a national decline in overdose deaths, fatalities among Black Americans continue to rise, according to a recent Georgetown University study. 

The Psychiatric Institute of Washington (D.C.) is under scrutiny following a report that documented several incidents of abuse, neglect and concerning practices, The Washington Post reported Oct. 27.

The executive director of California's Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission will resign amid allegations he accepted travel paid by a state vendor, KFF Health News reported Oct. 25. 

Universal Health Services CFO Steve Filton said he does not think expanded mental health parity rules will have a huge effect on the system's volumes. 

Researchers are developing a clearer understanding of why people with mental illness are at a higher risk of having severe outcomes from a COVID-19 infection, The New York Times reported Oct. 21. 

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.