At NatCon, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s annual conference, thousands of mental health and substance use disorder professionals gathered to discuss the future of mental healthcare — and how to strengthen the workforce needed to support it. The numbers…
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Health systems across the U.S. are turning to large-scale philanthropic gifts, state funding and internal capital investments to address rising demand for pediatric behavioral healthcare. The funding is supporting expanded inpatient capacity and the development of integrated campuses aimed at…
Healthcare supply chains are entering a new era of volatility, cost pressure, and transformation. In this Coker webinar, our experts break down the key challenges shaping healthcare supply chain strategy in 2026 and outline actionable steps organizations can take to…
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- Paul Weintraub, MBA
- Carolyn Howard
This spring, the American Medical Association (AMA) and dozens of physician groups sent federal officials a letter detailing how health plans are circumventing the No Surprises Act — through inappropriate cost-shifting, IDR manipulation, depressed QPAs and unpaid awards. For pro-fee…
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Many mental health apps covered by health plans today are built on general-purpose AI — the same models designed to write emails and summarize documents. Those models are trained to be agreeable and validating. In a mental health context, that…
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Most healthcare organizations have a cyber crisis plan. Few have one that holds up when an attack disrupts operations at scale. The gap often comes down to identity infrastructure, the foundational layer that governs access to every critical system. When…
Jun 30, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Courtney Guss
CMS told Becker’s it is aware of a reported patient death by suicide at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, which in January was placed in immediate jeopardy for the fourth time since 2019. On…
Though now fixtures of the healthcare workforce, the physician assistant and nurse practitioner professions started with only a single training program and a handful of graduates. Katie McLaughlin, PhD, executive director of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at…
CVS Health’s insurance branch will roll out “Aetna Mental Health On Demand” in 2027, the company said in a May 28 news release. Aetna members who are at least 13 years old will be able to access licensed clinicians via…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs delivers more than 127 million healthcare appointments annually while managing a massive, years-long EHR modernization effort. At the same time, clinicians across the system are facing growing documentation demands, workforce shortages and the cognitive…
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