Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services is looking to open a new facility in Kern County, Calif., ABC affiliate KERO reported Nov. 22.
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Here are eight recent cases of billing fraud and alleged billing fraud involving behavioral health providers Becker's has reported since Sept. 12:
Most employers are taking some form of action to improve mental health benefits for employers, though fewer are adding benefits for substance use disorder, according to Mercer's "Health and Benefit Strategies for 2024" report.
Despite the financial headwinds facing many hospitals, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is charging ahead with new behavioral health initiatives and partnerships.
Here are eight new behavioral health projects that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 10:
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A plan to build a 96-bed behavioral health hospital to be built in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been approved by the state, the Omaha World-Herald reported Nov. 20.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has increased behavioral health reimbursement rates for the first time in a decade.
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is looking to open a mental health clinic in Roanoke, Va., The Roanoke Times reported Nov. 16.
A merger between two of Colorado's community mental health centers will create the largest behavioral health center in the state, The Colorado Sun reported Nov. 16.
Albemarle, N.C.-based behavioral health provider Monarch has opened an outpatient office in Pittsboro, N.C., The Chatham News + Record reported Nov. 16.