Behavioral Health News

A MultiCare behavioral health clinic has opened in Spokane, Wash., NBC affiliate KHQ reported Oct. 2.

Telehealth visit volume has declined by 45.8 percent between 2020 and 2022, dropping from 76.6 million visits to 41.5 million, according to a recent report by market research firm Trilliant Health.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services named Lisa Evans as CEO, according to an Oct. 3 news release. 

A Virginia behavioral health services provider and its owner will pay $918,000 to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Medicaid and Tricare. 

A new civil court process has launched across seven California counties, ABC News reported Oct. 1.

A Georgia behavioral health counselor will serve six months in prison and 4.5 years on probation for submitting false claims to the state's Medicaid program. 

A federal judge has approved Los Angeles County's pledge to develop 3,000 new mental health and substance use treatment beds by 2026, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 29.

Overall demand for behavioral healthcare has increased 20.1 percent since the first quarter of 2019, according to an analysis from Trilliant Health. 

A Minnesota psychologist has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently billing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for over $800,000, the Star Tribune reported Sept. 28. 

Here's seven behavioral health partnerships that Becker's reported on in September: