Plus: Why Bluebird Kids Health trains every pediatric provider in behavioral health
September 28, 2026

1. TikTok to pay Alabama $100M over youth addiction claims Full story

2. Texas mental health clinic owner convicted in $26M TRICARE fraud case Full story

3. Move behavioral health RCM from reactive to proactive. Explore strategies for navigating payer requirements.

 

4. Acadia moves toward $12M settlement of shareholder litigation over care, compliance disclosures Full story

5. Why Bluebird Kids Health trains every pediatric provider in behavioral health Full story

6. Demand for behavioral health services is surging, the workforce is stretched thinner, and parity is being enforced for the first time in a meaningful way. The leaders running into all three at once are gathering Nov. 4-5 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s Fall Behavioral Health Summit as a reviewer here.

 

7. Illinois delays state facility’s psychiatric bed closure plans after legal challenges Full story

8. Trump administration slashes $810M in federal spending, including HHS Full story

9. HHS awards $247.9M to expand behavioral healthcare Full story

10. Top-performing hospitals, medical groups: Vizient Full story

 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

11. Employees still can’t find the right behavioral health provider. What plans, employers and providers can do about it, in this webinar.

12. Hospital CEO exits jumped 32% in the first quarter of 2026. An executive search principal on how boards should respond in this webinar.

13. New best practice guidelines cover neuromonitoring execution in spine deformity surgery. Two CHOP clinicians unpack them in this webinar.

14. Becker’s upcoming webinars: workforce planning, healthcare large language models and physician-led cancer care. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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