Behavioral health policy, payer legal risks and hospital rankings

January 12, 2026

1. Washington state fines Kaiser health plan for mental health parity violations Full story

2. EmblemHealth faces lawsuit over 'ghost network' Full story

3. Revenue leakage is rising in behavioral health. What leaders are doing to stop it — here.

 

4. CEO of HCA Virginia behavioral health hospital exits after 9 months Full story

5. California's mental health system restructuring: 5 things to know Full story

6. GME leaders face new mental health accountability. Stanford + McLaren explain what's required: here.

 

7. Press Ganey awards top behavioral health hospitals for patient experience in 2025 Full story

8. Oregon homelessness emergency extension targets mental health, SUD care Full story

9. Hospitals rethink PTO to combat burnout Full story

10. 30 states seek to hire more foreign-trained physicians: 5 notes Full story

 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

11. Children's Wisconsin cut a 600-patient waitlist to zero. Learn how here.

12. One compliance slip could cost $25K. How ASCs are preventing it — and growing — here.

13. $3.5M in 2 years: How Ardent turned locums into a margin lever — here.

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