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Behavioral Health

Optum shutters telehealth business | Feds investigate McKinsey's role in opioid crisis | CMS adds behavioral wait-time standards in Medicaid | UPMC to lay off 1,000 | 10 states with the best in-network parity for psychiatrists

April 25, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS finalizes behavioral wait-time standards in Medicaid Full story 2. Optum shutting down telehealth business Full story  3. Feds open criminal investigation into McKinsey's role in opioid crisis Full story 4. Providers are struggling to…

White House issues suicide prevention plan | Joint Commission's new accreditation | Behavioral clinic owner gets jail time in $15M scheme | Hospitals slam noncompete ban | 4 Ozempic updates

April 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. White House releases first-ever action plan for suicide prevention Full story 2. Behavioral providers eligible for Joint Commission's new accreditation Full story 3. Texas mental health clinic owner gets prison for $15M fraud scheme Full story 4. Demand for mental…

Elevance gets $400M behavioral contract | Top 45 healthcare workplaces for mental health: Newsweek | Unlicensed therapist gets prison time for fraud | Optum enacts layoffs | Healthcare's 'mind-numbing' burden

April 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Elevance Health awarded $400M California youth behavioral contract Full story 2. 45 top healthcare workplaces for mental well-being: Newsweek Full story 3. Employers launch campaign against proposed mental health parity rule Full story 4. 1…

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Lawsuit over UnitedHealth's behavioral parity revived | Weight loss drugs not tied to suicidal thoughts: EU | Union alleges behavioral violations by Kaiser | 29 specialties ranked by pay

April 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Court revives lawsuit challenging UnitedHealthcare's mental health parity Full story 2. Union alleges Kaiser still committing behavioral violations after settlement Full story  3. No link between weight loss drugs and suicidal thoughts, EU concludes Full story…

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