A coalition of 333 organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging an extension of prescribing flexibilities for two years. Among the organizations that signed the letter are the American Health Care Association, American Pharmacists Association, Cleveland Clinic, Duluth, Minn.-based…
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CMS has approved New Hampshire's Medicaid state plan amendment, allowing community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to care for Medicaid beneficiaries facing mental health or substance use disorder crises.
High doses of popular ADHD medications were associated with more than a fivefold risk of having a first-time episode of psychosis, according to a Sept. 12 study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
More than 1 in 4 mental health outpatient and residential facilities in Colorado are owned by private equity, according to data from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Tougher requirements for insurers to cover mental health services at parity with medical care received praise from advocacy groups but could face legal challenges from employers.
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based Meadows Behavioral Health has named Kate Renwick-Espinosa as its next CEO.
A new study conducted by researchers at Seattle-based University of Washington has found that adolescent girls experienced accelerated brain aging during COVID-19-related lockdowns.
A coalition of attorneys general from 42 states is urging Congress to mandate a Surgeons General warning label on algorithm-driven social media platforms, according to a Sept. 9 letter shared with Becker's.
The CEO of a Massachusetts behavioral health company has agreed to plead guilty to six counts of healthcare fraud.