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OIG flags behavioral insurer over prior auth denials | Ketamine use draws safety concerns | Mangione withdraws psych defense | Pa. system to open BH unit | 20 BH study findings

Plus: AI in mental healthcare: 5 notes June 22, 2026 1. OIG flags Pennsylvania behavioral insurer for faulty prior auth denials Full story 2. Growing ketamine use raises safety concerns Full story 3. Mayo Clinic leaders weigh in on turning quality…

FDA recalls antidepressant | Northwell's answer to BH access gaps? Paramedics | 12 BH closures | Why Providence 'layers' BH care models | 31 BH exec moves

Today: an antidepressant recall, 12 BH closures, opioid research and Northwell’s paramedic model June 18, 2026 1. 12 behavioral health services, facility closures | 2026 Full story 2. 14,700 bottles of antidepressant recalled over impurity concerns Full story 3. Where…

HHS unlocks $708M for BH | Centerstone's new CEO reports what's next | Rochester Regional ends pediatric program | 5 ways BH providers use AI | Mental health tops Q1 telehealth diagnoses

More on behavioral health funding, newly appointed executives and service closures June 17, 2026 1. Building on a legacy: What’s next for Centerstone’s new CEO Full story 2. HHS unveils $708M in behavioral health funding Full story 3. A UPMC…

43 top schools for psychiatry, psychology: US News | Ala. system disputes denying psych care to shooting suspect | RFK Jr. questions autism study retraction | Kratom, explained | Don't let GLP-1 hope outpace reality: Northwell addiction leaders

Alabama psych care dispute, autism-vaccine study retracted, GLP-1s and the rural psychologist gap June 16, 2026 1. Top 43 US universities for psychiatry, psychology: US News Full story 2. Alabama system disputes it denied suspect psych care before nurse’s killing…

Calif. staffing rule closes 15% of psych beds in 4 counties | SAMHSA unlocks $40M in funds | CDC: 15% of pregnant women report alcohol use | 7 capital projects totaling $996M | 10 BH service, facility closures

California loses psych beds and the feds release $40M for behavioral health June 15, 2026 1. ‘Making a bad situation worse’: 15% of psych beds lost in 4 California counties after staffing rule Full story 2. Nearly 30% of Massachusetts…

Why 1 BH provider bought a pharmacy | OD deaths fall in 42 states | Feds find errors in all prior auth denials at Pa. BH insurer | NC awards $10M to expand access | Where 5 leaders are betting on tech

OD deaths fall, prior auth errors flagged, a BH provider buys a pharmacy. June 11, 2026 1. Drug overdose deaths fall in 42 states: 5 things to know Full story 2. Why this behavioral health provider just bought a pharmacy…

APA to Aetna: Halt BH reimbursement cuts | GLP-1s tied to 75% lower SUD odds: Study | NM hospital opens $36M children's psych center | 14 state BH policy updates | Oceans Healthcare scales BH care from the ER

Plus: 22 hospitals with highest LWBS rates June 10, 2026 1. Psychiatry, psychology groups urge Aetna to pause reimbursement cuts for behavioral health clinicians Full story 2. GLP-1 drugs tied to 75% lower substance use disorder odds: 4 notes Full…

Penn Med boosts ED scripts for naltrexone 15-fold | Calif. hospital fined after social worker's fatal stabbing | OUD treatment rule finalized: 7 notes | Elevance study backs take-home methadone

Safety fines, OUD policy shift, naltrexone surge and methadone’s expanding role June 9, 2026 1. SF General, UCSF fined after social worker’s fatal stabbing Full story 2. DEA finalizes OUD treatment rule: What it means for behavioral healthcare Full story…

Kratom admissions up 525% at treatment center | Addiction Recovery Care founder indicted on fraud | 13 state BH policy updates | Stamford plans $275M cancer, BH expansion | Social workers per capita, by state

What BH leaders need to know today: fraud charges, a major capital investment, a rising drug threat June 8, 2026 1. Addiction Recovery Care founder indicted on fraud, money laundering charges Full story 2. Kratom admissions jump 525% at California…

Calif. system closes psych beds amid staffing order | 4 charged in $30M BH fraud case | Fla. BH providers abruptly lose Medicaid contracts | BH role cuts staff injuries 70%+ at Carilion | US overhauls $4B homelessness program

Psych bed closures, Medicaid disruptions and homelessness policy shifts reshape BH access June 4, 2026 1. ‘The need has not magically decreased’: John Muir temporarily closes 21 psych beds amid California’s staffing order Full story 2. 4 charged in $30M…