In November 2025, Congress extended Medicare telehealth coverage flexibilities. However, some of those flexibilities — including relaxed in-person visit requirements for behavioral health — are scheduled to expire Jan. 30. According to a study from the Ann Arbor-based University of…
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Chris Hunter has departed his role as CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, the largest standalone behavioral healthcare company in the U.S., effective immediately. In response, Acadia has reappointed former CEO Debra Osteen to lead the organization, effective immediately. Ms.…
Behavioral health may not be known as the moneymaker in healthcare, but the specialty significantly impacts patients throughout their care journey, including their physical health. In light of anticipated Medicaid cuts, behavioral health leaders are developing sustainable care models to…
Everett, Wash.-based Compass Health has opened a behavioral health crisis triage center at its Marc Healing Center to serve adults experiencing emotional distress and substance-related challenges. The center offers 24/7 walk-in access and behavioral health emergency stabilization services, regardless of…
Imagine AI tools that clinicians trust, workflows that actually improve care and governance that supports scale instead of slowing it down. For many health systems, the reality looks different. AI pilots stall. Clinicians push back. Value is hard to quantify.…
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Nicholas Thomson, PhD, director of research for the Injury and Violence Prevention Program at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health, expanded the virtual reality-based youth mental health program in the second half of 2025 through a partnership with T-Mobile. Dr. Thomson, also…
Northwell Health’s Staten Island University Hospital in New York City has launched a program aimed at improving access to pediatric behavioral health services, SILive.com reported Jan. 15. The Linkage, Intake and Navigation for Kids program — or LINK — debuted…
Telehealth accounted for 44% of behavioral health visits among traditional Medicare beneficiaries, as of June 2024, according to a new study from the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. The analysis, published in Health Affairs…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone had 28 federal grants cut without warning Jan. 13, but HHS restored funding less than 24 hours later. The organization said it received word overnight that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration had pulled $14.3…
A total of 143 bills across all 50 states were found to affect mental health-related AI, but only 28 explicitly mentioned mental health. The remainder had indirect or substantial implications, and just 20 were enacted across 11 states as of…