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Aetna fined $550K for parity breaches | CMS unveils children's behavioral health toolkit | Independent autism research group forms | NYC Health + Hospitals advances BH strategy | Tenn. system taps chief growth, experience officer

New federal scrutiny, payer penalties and system strategy moves reshape behavioral health landscape March 4, 2026 1. Independent autism research committee forms amid concerns over federal panel Full story 2. Aetna fined $550K for mental health parity violations Full story…

Huntsman expands social work capacity 6x | UHS BH revenue up 7.7% | Texas youth 'transition' ban extends to mental health | OhioHealth invests in caregiver well-being | Calif. commits $291M to BH housing

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…

Audit flags $77.8M in Colo. Medicaid payments | UHS to deploy revenue cycle AI | Interventional psychiatry gains traction | How states enforce BH parity | Connections to run Calif. sobering center

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…

UCLA gifted $100M for mental health campus | UHS eyes $35M hit from Calif. psych staffing rules | Acadia logs Q4 loss | 10 BH leaders' 'North Star' | Vanderbilt Children's cuts BH boarding 78%

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…

7 AI priorities for BH leaders | SSM's community-first approach to psych boarding | Pediatric psych facility plans merger with W.Va. hospital | 6 State of the Union takeaways | Calif. system eyes outpatient program cuts

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…

Kaiser therapists vote to strike | How MUSC streamlines BH triaging | AHA: It's time to rethink behavioral care delivery | 10 workforce challenges defining 2026 | 7 new BH sites to know

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…

Mich. system plans $83M behavioral hospital | EmblemHealth settles 'ghost network' case | Where BH workforce plans go wrong | 5 investments in youth BH | 3rd patient dies after Idaho BH program cuts

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.…

HHS steps up SUD record enforcement | Nev. eyes mental health parity fines | Systems confront BH fragmentation | Why Caron formalized gambling disorder care | Mich. hospital debuts autism unit

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 drops TMS prior auth | Magellan to split from Centene | FDA removes autism webpage | 7 billionaires in healthcare | NJ addiction provider adds 22 beds

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.…

SSM navigates fixed-rate Medicaid shift | Telehealth reshapes rural psych care | Advocate invests in affordable housing | 10 exec moves | Mental health provider expands Boston footprint

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…