Montana's department of health and human services released a report detailing ways the state could improve its mental health crisis system, NPR affiliate Montana Public Radio reported March 6.
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Psychiatrist Brian Hyatt, MD, chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board, resigned after the state's Medicaid inspector general found "credible allegations of fraud," the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported March 3.
President Joe Biden's proposed budget for 2024 would lower Medicare costs for behavioral health services.
Frank Fortunati, MD, vice chief and medical director of psychiatry and behavioral health at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital since 2016, died March 5 at 58 after a battle with cancer.
Demand for behavioral health care has dramatically increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is now offering six free counseling sessions for students per year through a partnership with Uwill, a teletherapy platform, MLive reported March 6.
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth is constructing a new inpatient unit at its Aurora campus, NBC affiliate KOAA reported March 6.
Ottawa, Kan.-based Elizabeth Layton Center is partnering with Qualifacts, an electronic health record platform, for its certified community behavioral health center services.
Behavioral health is primed to be the biggest area for growth in healthcare over the next decade, and hospital executives are adjusting their strategies accordingly, with 80 percent saying they plan to hire more behavioral health providers in 2023.
A class action suit has been filed against the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for allegedly not providing mental health resources to inmates in due course, KFOR reported March 4.