Leaders at Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Mental Health Institute are refining what they describe as a hybrid behavioral health integration model — blending same-day access in primary care with population-based collaborative care. Teresa Lopez, director of behavioral health integration, who…
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Maryland has awarded $1.6 million to expand substance use recovery services in rural communities. The Maryland Department of Labor, in partnership with Maryland’s Office of Overdose Response and the Maryland Department of Health, selected eight community organizations to receive funding…
San Diego-based Alter Behavioral Health has opened a 32-bed residential mental health facility in the city. The facility is designed to provide long-term residential mental health treatment in a community-oriented environment for individuals experiencing depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring…
Healthcare organizations entered 2025 under persistent labor costs, reimbursement volatility and regulatory uncertainty. Deal volume remained below historical highs. Hospital margins were uneven. Nearly half of announced hospital transactions involved financial distress. At the same time, outpatient migration accelerated. Ambulatory…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a legal opinion stating that a Texas state law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors applies to mental healthcare providers licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. The opinion finds that the…
Over the next five to 10 years, the U.S. will face a shortage of 300,000 physicians and nurses. At the same time, nearly 80% of older adults are managing multiple chronic conditions. Recruiting alone will not solve this. Leading organizations…
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Children’s Mercy, based in Kansas City, Mo., has raised $150 million to address the pediatric mental health crisis across the region. The five-year Illuminate initiative, launched in summer 2023, focuses on facilitating early intervention, increasing specialty services, investing in research…
California plans to use $291 million to expand supportive housing and behavioral health services statewide. The funding includes $131.8 million in Homekey Program awards for eight affordable housing communities to create 443 additional homes with on-site managers for individuals experiencing…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is looking to reshape a healthcare culture that often discourages caregivers from asking for help. It is doing so by creating preventive well-being programs aimed at fostering psychological safety and encouraging help-seeking behaviors. “If we want to achieve…
Imagine a patient who receives one clear message at each critical step of care — scheduling, check-in, results, billing and payment — with no confusion about what comes next. Now contrast that with today’s reality: fragmented reminders, unclear bills and…
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