Federal lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to permanently remove requirements for Medicare beneficiaries receiving mental healthcare to visit their provider in-person every six months. Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Sens. Tina Smith, D.-Minn., and Bill Cassidy, MD,…
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Evoke Wellness, a Miramar, Fla.-based substance use disorder clinic, will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations it used misleading advertising to bring in patients, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged Evoke ran deceptive Google search ads impersonating…
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Groups representing hospitals and nurses have split on how minimum staffing ratios for psychiatric hospitals in California should be implemented, the San Francisco Chronicle reported June 11. In April, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to use emergency regulations…
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Collier County, Fla. leaders have approved a $56 million, 87-bed mental health facility, the Naples Daily News reported June 11. The 60,000-square-foot site will be funded by taxpayer dollars and operated by Naples, Fla.-based David Lawrence Center. Voters approved funding…
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health is planning a behavioral health pavilion on the campus of Winchester Medical Center. The new site will consolidate mental health services spread across multiple locations into one space, according to a June 11 news release. Valley…
LifeStance is eyeing a return to mergers and acquisitions in 2025 and planning to build up its clinician base, its executives said. Speaking at a June 10 investor conference, CEO Dave Bourdon said the company had put M&A on hold…
Guidelight Health has named Steve Bewley as CEO. Mr. Bewley was appointed COO of the behavioral health provider in February. He was previously COO of specialty pediatric behavioral health provider InStride Health, according to a June 10 news release. He…