Finance

Companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis are paying roughly $58 billion nationwide to settle lawsuits, and oversight of how that money gets spent varies widely by state, KFF Health News reported July 21.  The money is meant to help…

HHS and CMS are deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds to Minnesota and California, agency officials confirmed July 21.  The agencies said they are deferring approximately $867.5 million in payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota…

Dallas, Texas-based Metrocare Services, the largest provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Dallas County, has secured authorization for an emergency loan of up to $18 million from Dallas-based Parkland Health as it projects a funding shortfall of…

State governments have emerged as some of the most active funders of behavioral health expansion in 2026, committing billions of dollars to new psychiatric beds, crisis response programs and treatment infrastructure as demand continues to outpace capacity nationwide.  This round-up…

New York will provide $6.3 million to establish seven clubhouses that support people living with mental health challenges, according to a July 13 news release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.  Here are four things to know:

Fond du Lac County, Wis., leaders are considering closing the county’s 16-bed inpatient behavioral healthcare acute psychiatric unit due to rising operating costs, according to a July 7 report from ABC affiliate WBAY. The Fond du Lac County Public Safety…

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled more than $281 million through 15 grant programs to support addiction treatment, overdose prevention, mental health services and recovery initiatives, according to a July 6 news release from HHS. Here are…

Commercially insured patients paid an average of $1,300 out of pocket for a mental health admission and $1,400 for a substance use admission, while total inpatient costs averaged $15,900 and $15,500, respectively, according to a KFF analysis.  The analysis used…

Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City secured a $17.25 million grant from the Aligning Research to Understand Autism initiative to advance research on profound autism, a condition affecting more…

Lansing, Mich.-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow received the largest gift in its history to support a new behavioral health hospital. The Alton L. and Janice M. Granger Charitable Gift Fund’s gift will help finance the construction, renovation and operation of…