Companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis are paying roughly $58 billion nationwide to settle lawsuits, and oversight of how that money gets spent varies widely by state, KFF Health News reported July 21. The money is meant to help…
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Behavioral health leaders are confronting a structural mismatch: demand keeps outpacing capacity even as Medicaid pressures, workforce shortages and emergency department boarding intensify. A growing consensus holds that adding beds and providers alone won’t close the gap — what’s needed…
As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…
Radiology Partners has named Matt Peterson president of RP Clinical Services and Krishna Nallamshetty, MD, chief operating officer of RP Clinical Services, effective July 20. Mr. Peterson will oversee strategy and execution across the organization’s national clinical services business, according to a…
HHS and CMS are deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds to Minnesota and California, agency officials confirmed July 21. The agencies said they are deferring approximately $867.5 million in payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota…
Three people have sued Great Plains Hospital in Nevada, Mo., alleging they were sexually abused as children during inpatient stays at the facility, according to court records obtained by Becker’s. The three plaintiffs — identified by the pseudonyms John Doe…
Radiology Partners has named Matt Peterson president of RP Clinical Services and Krishna Nallamshetty, MD, chief operating officer of RP Clinical Services, effective July 20. Mr. Peterson, who most recently served as executive vice president and president of the behavioral…
Dallas, Texas-based Metrocare Services, the largest provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Dallas County, has secured $18 million in emergency financial assistance from Dallas-based Parkland Health as it projects a funding shortfall of approximately $10 million to…
Behavioral health utilization rose 62.6 percent between 2018 and 2024 and the national mental health workforce is on pace to fall nearly 100,000 full-time counselors short of demand by 2038. Emergency departments are absorbing much of that strain: hospitals reporting…
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- Sara Gotheridge, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Array
Plano, Texas-based Beacon Behavioral Partners partnered with Wayne, Mich.-based Pure Psychiatry, establishing its first operations in Michigan and Ohio through the addition of a 17-location behavioral health platform. The agreement represented Beacon Behavioral Partners’ first expansion into the Midwest and…