Annual admissions to North Carolina state-run psychiatric facilities declined from 3,210 to 875 between fiscal year 2013 and 2025 — a 73% decrease — despite sustained need for care, North Carolina Health News reported Feb. 12. Three state-run psychiatric hospitals…
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Overall, 64% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicare in the United States. South Carolina has the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicare, whereas California and Utah have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health treatment facilities…
Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States. Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas California has the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
Overall, 83% of mental health treatment facilities accept private insurance in the United States. Wyoming has the greatest percentage of centers that take commercial insurance, whereas California and the District of Columbia have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
As behavioral health crises drive prolonged emergency department boarding and staff burnout, health systems are adopting targeted strategies to ease the burden and improve care transitions. From building dedicated billing teams to integrating technology into daily workflow, behavioral health leaders…
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order that aims to improve behavioral healthcare and public safety in the state. The order directs several cabinet agencies to strengthen coordination between North Carolina’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems,…
Four studies involving Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Arkansas BCBS and Independence Blue Cross identified total cost savings through psychiatric collaborative care models, according to reports from the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute, and the Bowman Family Foundation. Health plan…
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows has unveiled a specialized treatment program for active-duty military members, veterans, first responders, public safety professionals and their loved ones with PTSD and substance use disorders. Dubbed “Unbroken,” the program is fully integrated with the organization’s…
HHS has appointed 21 new members to its Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The appointments reflect HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on aligning national autism policy with what he described as “gold-standard science,” according to a Jan. 28 news…
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in New York City has launched Kings CARES, a program designed to provide coordinated, trauma-informed follow-up care for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The program builds on the hospital’s sexual assault response team by…