April 14, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS proposes $70M increase for inpatient psychiatric facilities in 2026: 5 notes Full story 2. What 3 systems are seeing from GLP-1 use in behavioral health Full story 3. Governor appoints new leader at…
Behavioral Health
April 10, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. How HHS upheaval could affect mental health: 5 things to know Full story 2. 22 psychiatric facilities with the highest, lowest readmission rates Full story 3. An overlooked barrier to building more behavioral beds…
April 9, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 5 ways systems are improving behavioral health access Full story 2. Struggling Colorado behavioral health provider acquired Full story 3. Wisconsin hospital closes inpatient psychiatric unit Full story 4. The missing piece in ED…
April 8, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 3 systems record success with Zero Suicide model Full story 2. States with the most, fewest psychiatrists Full story 3. How a Cedars-Sinai program accelerates opioid addiction treatment Full story 4. Telepsychiatry is easing ED…
April 3, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 10 top-paying states for psychiatrists Full story 2. Oregon State Hospital in immediate jeopardy Full story 3. UHS' 5 highest-earning executives in 2024 Full story 4. The missing piece in ED behavioral healthcare: See…
April 2, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Why AI won't put therapists out of a job Full story 2. Addiction medicine providers ask DOGE to loosen methadone regulations Full story 3. States sue HHS over $12B in canceled health funds: 4 updates…
April 1, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. States grapple with mental health funding cuts Full story 2. House eyes Medicare payment boost for behavioral health services Full story 3. HHS begins layoffs: What to know Full story 4. Americans' mental health…
March 31, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. 28 leaders on behavioral health's biggest misconceptions Full story 2. Oregon hospital's Joint Commission accreditation at risk after patient death Full story 3. Layoffs hit state health departments and 4 more federal updates Full…
March 27, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Trump administration to restructure SAMHSA, cut $1B in funding Full story 2. Behavioral health provider pauses services, furloughs 112 employees Full story 3. HHS to lay off 10,000 full-time employees Full story 4. Care…
March 26, 2025 BHR Newsletter 1. Acadia facility faces 10 lawsuits, investigation over patient care Full story 2. South Carolina hospital opens the 1st EmPATH unit for children Full story 3. NIH, FDA heads confirmed + 4 more federal health updates Full…
