New legislation in Illinois would offer people with most commercial insurance to have one free mental health diagnosis each year, WAND reported May 4.
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Phoenix-based Integrated Medical Services has partnered with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based evolvedMD to implement behavioral health services at several of its locations.
Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners has been fined $150,000 by the state of Minnesota for violating mental health parity laws, the Star Tribune reported May 4.
There are 26,500 employed psychiatrists nationwide, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. (Note: BLS data does not include self-employed providers.)
An Arkansas psychiatrist under investigation for Medicaid fraud is also accused of false imprisonment in a lawsuit, Fox affiliate KNWA reported May 4.
Kroger settled an opioid lawsuit with West Virginia for $68 million, bringing the state's total opioid litigation dollars to more than $1 billion, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a May 4 press conference.
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The American Psychiatric Association Foundation's 2023 class of psychiatry fellows is its largest and most diverse class in history.
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is set to open a new behavioral health clinic in July, Cascadia Daily reported May 3.
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