$2B restored for mental health as systems expand behavioral care January 15, 2026 1. White House reverses $2B cuts to mental health, addiction grants Full story 2. NC Children's receives $25M gift to create behavioral health center Full story 3.…
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$1.9B SAMHSA grant cuts & parity violations cost 11 payers $25M. January 14, 2026 1. White House cuts up to $2B in mental health, addiction grants: NPR Full story 2. Mental healthcare provider gaps, by state Full story 3. Workforce…
Workforce gains, pediatric care models and rural funding questions January 13, 2026 1. NYC Health + Hospitals cut behavioral health staff vacancies to 6% Full story 2. 5 pediatric behavioral health integration models Full story 3. Workforce, revenue, AI —…
Behavioral health policy, payer legal risks and hospital rankings January 12, 2026 1. Washington state fines Kaiser health plan for mental health parity violations Full story 2. EmblemHealth faces lawsuit over 'ghost network' Full story 3. Revenue leakage is rising in…
Alcohol guidance changes, executive updates and care models January 8, 2026 1. HHS, USDA remove daily alcohol limits in new dietary guidelines Full story 2. Pinnacle Treatment Centers taps new CEO Full story 3. Workforce stability is the No. 1…
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New pediatric models, Medicaid gaps and payer rule changes January 7, 2026 1. Children's Nebraska rewrites the pediatric behavioral health playbook Full story 2. Behavioral health for youth on Medicaid: 4 notes Full story 3. GME leaders face new mental…
New guidance, policy shifts and leadership changes January 6, 2026 1. Lab medicine group updates ED drug testing guidance Full story 2. Ethema Health, Addiction Recovery Care scrap partnership talks Full story 3. Workforce stability is the No. 1 priority for…
Federal telehealth policy, new facilities and school-based care shifts January 5, 2026 1. DEA extends telemedicine prescribing flexibilities through 2026 Full story 2. East Alabama Health opens $44M mental health facility Full story 3. Schizophrenia costs are rising. One therapy…
Access gaps, rural expansion and a high-profile healthcare debate December 31, 2025 1. What's holding behavioral health back? 8 leaders weigh in Full story 2. Mass General Brigham's playbook to expand access to behavioral health patients Full story 3. Integrated…
Psych staffing rules, benefit changes, closures and expansions shaping behavioral health this week December 30, 2025 1. California to enact psychiatric hospital staffing rules: 8 things to know Full story 2. Illinois expands unemployment benefits to cover mental health disabilities…