Behavioral Health Archives - Page 36 of 58 - Becker’s Behavioral Health

5 acquisitions in '24 | $1.5B earmarked for substance use programs | 10 best states for healthcare | Acadia plans 14 new centers | How much mental health awareness is too much?

May 7, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 5 behavioral health acquisitions in 2024 Full story 2. How much mental health awareness is too much? Full story 3. White House invests $1.5B in substance use programs Full story 4. Health plans are…

1 in 4 Americans give behavioral health a failing grade | Penn State seeks site for psychiatric institute | States with highest, lowest substance use rates | CareFirst, Children's National partner on mental health

May 2, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 1 in 4 Americans give behavioral health a failing grade Full story 2. Where are Leapfrog's 10 'F' hospitals? Full story 3. Penn State seeks new site for psychiatric institute Full story 4. Demand for mental…

Will Calif.'s $500M mental health apps pay off? | Leapfrog's 15 straight 'A' hospitals | Psychiatric hospital cited with immediate jeopardy | Talkspace launches specialty care effort

May 1, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Will California's $500M mental health apps pay off? Full story 2. Oregon hospital cited with immediate jeopardy — again Full story 3. 3 behavioral health leadership moves in April Full story 4. 1 in 4 Americans will have…

Optum seeks clawbacks from social workers | Walmart Health to shutter | 5 federal behavioral health policy updates | UHS: Effect of $535M verdict remains uncertain

April 30, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum seeks clawbacks from social workers for overpayments Full story 2. 5 federal behavioral health policy updates Full story 3. Walmart Health to close all 51 health clinics, virtual care Full story 4. Scaling 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…

States with least access to in-network psychiatrists | Lifepoint, Mercy Health plan joint psych hospital | Exec pay at HCA, CHS, Tenet, UHS | Cigna puts $27M to mental health | The 8 a.m. meeting debate

April 18, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 10 states with least access to in-network psychiatrists Full story 2. Lifepoint, Mercy Health break ground on joint venture behavioral hospital Full story 3. Executive compensation at HCA, CHS, Tenet and UHS: 7 things…

FTC, Cerebral reach $15M settlement | Colo. psych hospital faces closure | Acadia opens 100-bed hospital | 100 top hospitals: Fortune

April 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Cerebral reaches $15M settlement with FTC over data privacy Full story 2. Colorado psychiatric hospital faces closure Full story 3. Patients 4 times more likely to see out-of-network behavioral providers than medical providers Full story…

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…