Behavioral Health Archives - Page 4 of 55 - Becker’s Behavioral Health

Children's Neb. debuts no-wrong-door behavioral care | Medicaid youth behavioral health: 4 notes | HHS freezes $10B in state funding | Calif. center adds tailored SUD programs | NY nurses at 7 hospitals reach tentative deals

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…

ED drug-testing guidance updated | Ethema, Addiction Recovery Care scrap partnership talks | Colo. law tightens behavioral health parity rules | Viewpoint: Why behavioral health needs a diverse workforce | RWJBarnabas taps hospital CEO

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…

DEA extends telehealth Rx flexibilities | $44M Ala. mental health facility opens | Pa. provider expands pediatric care to NJ | Wash. crisis center funding at risk | How mental healthcare is provided in schools

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…

What's holding behavioral health back, per 8 leaders | MGB's playbook to expand behavioral access | OhioHealth takes addiction medicine rural | Iowa hospital brings behavioral health in-house | Optum CEO, Mark Cuban spar

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…

Calif. sets psych hospital staffing rules | Ill. pilots jobless benefits for mental health | UHS facility to close SUD program | Rady Children's to double BH beds | Behavioral health owner sentenced in Medicaid fraud case

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…

Behavioral health leaders' 2026 priorities | SC hospital adds $1.9M psych ED unit | Sutter bets on interventional psychiatry | UT Southwestern to run new state psych hospital

2026 priorities, new psych ED investment, Sutter’s care model push and a state hospital shift December 29, 2025 1. What behavioral health leaders are prioritizing in 2026 Full story 2. South Carolina hospital adds $1.9M psychiatric care unit to ED…

Senators: Cut opioid medication red tape | Petition to force vote on ACA subsidies | BCBS Ill. backs SUD housing | NJ autism, developmental disability clinic opens | Hawaii hospital taps behavioral health COO

Policy moves, payer funding and behavioral health leadership updates December 18, 2025 1. New Jersey providers debut integrated developmental disability, autism clinic Full story 2. Hawaii hospital taps COO for behavioral health facility Full story 3. Pharmacy trays restocked 70%…

Evernorth eyes 15K behavioral providers in 2026 | Mercy scales collaborative care | SC hospital to open behavioral ED | How Providence's Well-Being Trust closes BH gaps | NYU Langone tackles housing instability

Network growth, collaborative care scale, new behavioral health EDs and social drivers shaping care December 17, 2025 1. Evernorth grows behavioral health network fivefold, eyes 15,000 providers by 2026 Full story 2. How Mercy scaled collaborative care across 300 clinics Full…

'Withdrawal crisis' strains hospitals | Mercy scales virtual behavioral care | Federal bill would lift Medicaid mental health ban | Va. court backs Newport treatment homes | CMS pitches 24 measure changes

Hospitals feel withdrawal surge as virtual care expands, Medicaid policy resurfaces and data shows d December 16, 2025 1. 'Withdrawal crisis' strains hospitals in several states: 5 notes Full story 2. How Mercy virtually serves 85% of behavioral health patients in…

SAMHSA deputy secretary exits | Sentara halves 30-day behavioral readmissions | BH accounts for 40% of pediatric spending: Study | States crack down on mental health parity | VA to cut thousands of healthcare roles

Federal leadership shift, state law update and new data on behavioral health December 15, 2025 1. SAMHSA deputy secretary exits role Full story 2. How 1 system cut 30-day behavioral health readmissions nearly in half Full story 3. How to…