California invests $291M in behavioral health expansion as UHS posts revenue growth and Texas ban ra March 3, 2026 1. Inside Huntsman's hybrid model boosting social worker capacity sixfold Full story 2. OhioHealth builds well-being programs to reshape caregiver culture…
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Colorado audit flags $77.8M in ABA payments as UHS readies AI tools and states ramp up parity enforc March 2, 2026 1. Colorado Medicaid ABA audit finds $77.8M in improper payments Full story 2. UHS to roll out behavioral health…
California psych staffing rules, major BH gifts and margin swings February 26, 2026 1. UCLA Health gifted $100M for mental health campus Full story 2. UHS expects $35M earnings hit from California psychiatric staffing mandate Full story 3. Behavioral health innovation…
AI guidance, workforce strategy and key policy signals February 25, 2026 1. SSM Health's community-first solution to behavioral health boarding Full story 2. Pediatric behavioral hospital to merge with WVU Medicine hospital Full story 3. 4 physician leaders discuss new…
EmPATH model gains traction, workforce pressures mount and systems expand behavioral access February 24, 2026 1. Kaiser therapists OK 1-day strike Full story 2. Healthcare leaders should rethink behavioral care delivery: AHA Full story 3. From regulatory shifts to workforce…
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Big investments, payer accountability and workforce risks to watch February 23, 2026 1. U of Michigan Health to build $83M behavioral health hospital Full story 2. EmblemHealth to pay $2.5M to settle mental health 'ghost network' violations Full story 3.…
Federal enforcement ramps up as states and systems reshape behavioral healthcare February 19, 2026 1. How health systems are tackling behavioral health fragmentation Full story 2. Inside Caron's move to formalize gambling disorder treatment Full story 3. Behavioral health VPs…
Cigna eases TMS prior auth; Magellan to be acquired February 18, 2026 1. Cigna drops prior authorization for transcranial magnetic stimulation Full story 2. Magellan Health to be acquired by investment group Full story 3. Rising neurology volumes strain access.…
Medicaid payment shifts, telepsych growth and expansion plans lead today’s behavioral health news February 17, 2026 1. 'Psychiatry is so variable': SSM Health navigates fixed-rate Medicaid payments Full story 2. How telehealth is reshaping psychiatric care in rural West Virginia…
Flexible ED design, maternal overdose response and addiction care gaps to know February 16, 2026 1. How WellSpan's flexible-use ED rooms expand behavioral health capacity Full story 2. The post-discharge breakdown: Where hospitals lose addiction patients Full story 3. Culture…