As of 2022, Alabama employs one mental health provider for every 800 people, the highest ratio of any state, according to Mental Health America's 2024 report, "The State of Mental Health in America."
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The Cigna Group is providing $9 million in funding to nonprofit organizations to provide mental health support to youth.
The average starting salary among psychiatrists decreased 19.9% year over year, according to an Aug. 1 analysis published by healthcare staffing firm AMN Healthcare.
U.S. lawmakers are pushing the FDA to approve MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy or molly, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Teladoc plans to accept insurance coverage on its mental health platform, BetterHelp, by the end of 2024.
Acadia Healthcare has closed five facilities in the past year.
The first freestanding, academic medical behavioral health hospital in Florida is slated to open in 2025.
Two in 6 diagnoses at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare's primary care practices are behavioral health conditions.
Acadia Healthcare brought in $796 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2024, up 8.8% from the same period last year.
CMS will bump inpatient psychiatric payments slightly in 2025.