Two Colorado mental health facilities are ending services and laying off staff, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Colorado Sun.
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Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, agreed to pay at least $5.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the state and federal False Claims Act through patient kickbacks.
HHS has awarded $68.5 million in grants aimed at enhancing behavioral health education, training and community programs.
The Oregon Health Authority is launching a five-year, $850 million plan to add residential beds for addiction and mental health treatment in the state, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Sept. 30.
Brightline, a pediatric behavioral telehealth provider, is shifting focus to brick-and-mortar clinics.
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Higher doses of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder could lower risks of emergency department visits or use of behavioral health services, a recent study found.
Thousands of Washington state's pediatric psychiatric patients spend weeks or months in emergency rooms or hospital units awaiting treatment, but a new state law aims to change that, The Seattle Times reported Sept. 28.
Acadia Healthcare continues to face investigations of its length-of-stay and billing practices.
Acadia Healthcare will pay $19.85 million to settle allegations it billed federal and state governments for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services.
Tennessee has paused plans to build a psychiatric hospital after initial findings from an archeological review of the historical site where the facility was to be constructed, ABC affiliate WVTC reported Sept. 26.