New Hampshire is the best state in the U.S. for overall child well-being, and Mississippi is the worst, according to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The 2026 Kids Count Data Book assigned all U.S. states both a…
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The shift to outpatient orthopedic surgery has raised the stakes on post-operative pain management. Health systems and ASCs are under pressure to reduce opioid exposure while maintaining effective pain control and avoiding readmissions. The NOPAIN Act changes the math. It…
Jul 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Tammy Smittle, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A.
- Stephanie Muh, M.D.
The contingent clinical labor market is more expensive and uneven than most health systems realize. Rates, fill times and supply risk climb at different speeds across specialties, and the systems that spot those shifts first protect their margins. This webinar…
Jul 23, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenter:
- Jessica Fong
Grand Mental Health, a Tulsa, Okla.-based behavioral health organization, has officially entered the pharmacy space — a move its leadership says is both a financial strategy and a direct extension of its mission to serve some of Oklahoma’s most underserved…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will provide $10 million to 39 local EMS agencies across the state to expand rural access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services. The grants will provide EMS…
The behavioral health sector is under pressure from every direction: workforce shortages, surging patient demand, reimbursement headwinds and the persistent stigma that keeps patients from seeking care. But across the country, health system leaders are finding that technology — deployed…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health opened Belle Mead, N.J.-based Carrier Clinic’s $40 million, 43,000-square-foot expansion project to expand care for children and adolescents facing mental health crises. This expansion comes as Carrier Clinic has seen a nearly 30% increase in…
The HHS Office of Inspector General found that Philadelphia-based Community Behavioral Health — a Pennsylvania behavioral health Medicaid managed care organization — did not comply with federal and state requirements when denying behavioral health service requests that required prior authorization. …
Marshfield Clinic, part of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, has awarded 60 grants to fund youth behavioral health programs at school districts and community organizations. The grants support two programs. Thirty-three went to schools for b.e.s.t. Universal Screening, an online…
U.S. drug overdose deaths are falling at a pace not seen in a generation — and the latest federal data suggests the decline is broad and accelerating. Provisional drug overdose deaths dropped in 42 of 50 states in the 12…