San Francisco-based Daybreak Health has landed $10 million in Series A to expand its school-based online therapy platform for youth ages 11 to 19. The company’s announcement, made on Tuesday, comes as the U.S. faces startling implications for the mental health of young people as the coronavirus has upended much of American life. In a […]
The latest federal funding bill working its way through Congress will delay a contentious requirement for the use of mental telehealth visits. Despite the rapid ascension of telehealth as a major means of receiving behavioral health care, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 — released on Wednesday — states that clinicians must see their Medicare patients […]
Omada Health announced Wednesday that it will embed behavioral health support into its suite of care support programs. The San Francisco-based company offers health plans and employers virtual care interventions for diabetes, diabetes prevention, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues — chronic conditions which represent major drivers of health care spending. With the new addition of behavioral […]
Bicycle Health, a telehealth-focused medication-assisted therapy (MAT) treatment startup, is deepening its partnership with Bamboo Health to get access to better data on its patients. On Wednesday, the companies announced that Bicycle Health, which focuses on treating opioid-use disorder, will now use Bamboo Health’s Pings and Spotlights solutions. Boston-based Bicycle Health already uses Bamboo Health’s […]
Amita Health’s behavioral health division adopted measurement-based care because it wanted to understand how and if the care it offered made a difference in the health of its patients. Jason Washburn, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern University and a consultant for Amita Health Behavioral Medicine, said about 15 years ago the Chicago-based health care system […]
Behavioral is the only segment of the health care sector where telehealth is a substitute for in-person care and it drove the majority of telehealth visits during 2021. Those are two of the key takeaways from a new report on the place of telehealth with health care from Trilliant Health, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based predictive analytics […]
Chicago-based private equity firm Vistria Group is in the process of buying intellectual and developmental disabilities services and housing provider Beacon Specialized Living. Axios Pro reports that the Vistria Group values Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Beacon Specialized Living at about $300 million, a 10x multiple of Beacon’s $30 million in earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). […]
Cerebral Inc. and Field Trip Health Ltd. announced a partnership they say creates an end-to-end solution for mental health needs. Cerebral, a San Francisco-based digital mental health startup, will now be able to refer qualifying patients to Field Trip Health, a Toronto-based psychedelic-assisted treatment provider. Field Trip Health will in turn connect its patients with […]
Pres. Joe Biden’s State of the Union address laid out a vision for addressing the ailing American mental health care system that was well-received by leaders and advocates in the behavioral health space. Several industry groups and executives in the space expressed their relief that addressing behavioral health — especially mental health and substance use […]
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. is barreling into 2022 with momentum as it lays out major growth initiatives for the next few years. The Franklin, Tennessee-based behavioral health company projects that it will add 600 new beds through many avenues in 2022 and will continue to add between 600 and 1,100 beds in 2023 and 2024 […]
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