Here are 10 addiction treatment updates to know that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 28:
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Groups representing insurers are urging CMS not to implement a proposed rule that would toughen mental health parity laws.
Brockton, Mass.-based Luminosity Behavioral Health has agreed to pay $700,000 to resolve allegations of fraud, The Enterprise reported Oct. 19.
Autism treatment provider BlueSpring has acquired Lakewood, Colo.-based Trumpet Behavioral Health, alongside affiliates Therapeutic Pathways and the Behavior Center.
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital partnered with Central Florida Behavioral Health to treat patients struggling with opioid use in Hillsborough County.
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey has launched its Personalized Recovery Oriented Services program in Manhattan.
The California Legislature is holding a special oversight hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction Oct. 18 to determine health plans' willingness to cover an expanded range of mental conditions, California Local reported Oct. 17.
Integrating behavioral health with primary care is cost neutral, a study from Independence Blue Cross and Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine found.
Psychologists and psychiatrists account for over 11,000 of the 145,213 healthcare providers who left the workforce in 2021 and 2022, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare published Oct. 16.
An estimated 12% of Americans smoke, according to recent data from KFF.