For Chet Jenkins, DDS, chief dental officer of Signature Dental Partners, a 100-plus office DSO with more than 150 dentists, the challenge was familiar to growing DSOs: no reliable way to see how clinical care was being delivered location by…
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Baltimore-based Steps Behavioral Health has expanded its in-home applied behavior analysis therapy services in Colorado. The expansion aims to improve access to autism therapy, early intervention programs and behavioral support for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to an…
As 2027 approaches, updates to CMS-HCC and RxHCC models are expected to reshape how organizations capture risk, document care and forecast revenue. For many health systems, the challenge isn’t awareness — it’s readiness. Without a proactive strategy, these shifts may…
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King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services’ planned acquisition of Talkspace will create the industry’s first end-to-end continuum of behavioral health services, UHS CEO Marc Miller said during the system’s April 28 first-quarter earnings call. “Talkspace’s successful payer-driven business model aligns well with…
San Antonio-based Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, a 330-bed behavioral health facility owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, will lay off approximately 648 employees weeks after CMS terminated its Medicare provider agreement. CMS said it will terminate the…
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee outlined a set of federal policy and care recommendations in an April 28 letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In January, HHS appointed 21 new members to the committee, bringing expertise in systems…
Gray, Tenn.-based Frontier Health has expanded its virtual behavioral health urgent care model to serve clients across the broader community. The program launched in January 2024 as a pilot and has grown over the past two years to provide rapid…
The Chicago Department of Public Health is expanding its mental health safety net and launching a street psychiatry pilot program backed by a $16.2 million investment, CBS News reported April 28. The city’s Mental Health Equity Initiative partner network enrolled…
The U.S. suicide rate declined 2% from 2023 to 2024, falling from 14.1 to 13.7 per 100,000. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention analyzed data from the CDC WISQARS national suicide surveillance, according to an April 29 news release from…
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers in the House introduced the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act to expand behavioral healthcare access. The legislation was introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, Doris Matsui, D-Calif., Craig Goldman, R-Texas, Angie Craig, D-Minn.,…
