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…
Behavioral 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…
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…
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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…
At least five people in the U.S. died while or shortly after their heads were covered with spit hoods while under medical supervision by state-run psychiatric facilities, The Seattle Times reported Jan. 25. The Times surveryed all 50 states to…
At Cedar Crest Hospital in Belton, Texas, pharmacy leadership spent the past year focused on one core shift: modernizing medication distribution to improve safety in a high-risk psychiatric setting. Edith Okolo, PharmD, director of pharmacy, said 2025 marked a major…
Health systems are adopting new strategies to expand access to behavioral healthcare amid increasing demand for services and workforce challenges. Two leaders share how their organizations are innovating to improve mental health support for patients through technology and integrated care…