Ginger and Headspace have entered into a definitive agreement to merge and form Headspace Health, which will be the world’s most accessible, comprehensive digital mental health platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The new company will reach nearly 100 million people across more than 190 countries through its direct-to-consumer, enterprise and health plan […]
Drug overdoses killed a record 93,000 people last year, with the vast majority of those fatalities related to opioids. However, the opioid epidemic isn’t the only drug-related crisis sweeping the country. Stimulant use is also on the rise, with deaths attributable to those drugs increasing 10-fold between 2009 and 2019. And, in 2020, overdose deaths […]
Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of behavioral health treatment, especially amid the coronavirus. In fact, telehealth was used more for mental health conditions than any other type of diagnosis in May, according to a report from FAIR Health. And while technology presents a lot of opportunities to expand behavioral health access and improve […]
Ideal Option deepens footprint in Washington state Ideal Option has opened a new clinic in Marysville, Washington. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, Ideal Option operates 70 office-based MAT centers across ten states. It has nearly 30 in Washington state. The new facility will treat patients for addiction to fentanyl, heroin, alcohol and […]
Four mental health providers have merged to form a new outpatient behavioral health platform with multi-state reach. The resultant company is called Transformations Care Network, and it boasts 23 outpatient mental health practices across four states, with more than 400 clinical employees total. NorthEast Health Services (NEHS), InterCare Psychiatric Services, GR&W Health and My Transformations […]
The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model has been shown to reduce hospitalizations, cut costs and improve employee recruitment and retention for participants. And on top of all that, it can also help set providers up for success in value-based care models. “CCBHC funds can really help organizations put those building blocks into place […]
Amid the pandemic, the direct-to-consumer mental health market has boomed. Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) broke into the behavioral health arena, while Talkspace took things public, just to name a couple examples. And now, Optum is also throwing its hat into the ring. Optum is the fastest growing business under the multinational managed healthcare […]
Beacon announces new president Beacon Health Options — an Anthem-owned (NYSE: ANTM) behavioral health company that serves one out of six people nationwide — has named a new president. Glenn MacFarlane comes to the position from Aetna, where he was Medicaid Northeast Territory Leader and plan president for the New Jersey market. Before that, he […]
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) have been shown to reduce behavioral health access gaps and improve outcomes for patients, especially those who are under- and uninsured. However, only a select few states are allowed to participate in the CCBHC Medicaid demonstration. But now, advocates are hoping President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget proposal could […]
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — one of the nation’s largest autism treatment providers — is breaking into yet another state. This time, the company is planting its flag in Florida, where it will be adding up to 30 new applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy centers over the next year and a half. “We’ll open four […]
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