Drug policy, mental health, AI risks + emerging opioid trends to know

May 6, 2026

1. White House outlines drug control strategy: What healthcare leaders should know Full story

2. Kaiser Permanente eases 'last mile to licensure' for mental health workers Full story

3. Behavioral health errors nearing 50% expose payer risk. What oversight must change now here.

 

4. The new class of opioids: 4 things to know Full story

5. Pennsylvania sues AI company over chatbot posing as psychiatrist Full story

6. Behavioral health has graduated from loss-leader specialty to enterprise capability. See how CommonSpirit, Northwell, Cleveland Clinic and others are rebuilding it as infrastructure, from Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health Summit. Download it here.

 

7. Cannabis most commonly microdosed substance in US: Study Full story

8. NYC Health + Hospitals behavioral health leader appointed city community safety commissioner Full story

9. Where are Leapfrog's 11 straight-'A' hospitals? Full story

10. 12 new behavioral health study findings to know Full story

 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

11. Uber Health and Community Assist NJ are rethinking patient transportation at scale. Learn more here.

12. Providence's systemwide precision medicine model: See how genomics is embedded into care delivery here.

13. CMS-HCC and RxHCC updates will reshape risk capture in 2027. How leaders are preparing now here.

14. Becker's resources don't stop here — explore more webinars

 

 

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