Kaiser Permanente reached a $200 million settlement with California for violating the state's behavioral health access laws.
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Here are seven behavioral health projects Becker's has reported on so far in October:
Here are 11 behavioral health grants total over $124 million that Becker's has reported on so far in October:
Kenneth Luke, MD, has been named the new administrator of the Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe — the state's only forensic psychiatric hospital.
Compass Health has broken ground on a behavioral health facility in Everett, Wash.
California is expanding the kinds of autism treatments insurers in the state must cover, and expanding the definition of qualified autism service professionals.
Autin, Texas-based St. David's HealthCare has secured rezoning approval to build an 80-bed hospital in Austin, Austin Business Journal reported Oct. 12.
Maine Behavioral Healthcare has received a five-year, $2 million grant to support its suicide prevention efforts, Bangor Daily News reported Oct. 10.
Vista del Mar Hospital in Ventura, Calif., will longer treat involuntary psychiatric patients due to repeated issues with patient care, the Ventura County Star reported Oct. 11.
The West Virginia Department of Human Resources' Bureau for Behavioral Health has received over $33 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.