The nation’s mental health crisis will be a key part of President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, his first since assuming the Oval Office last year. Biden is calling for Congress to take up legislation that will invest in new approaches to mental health care delivery, in addition to laying out plans […]
Nonprofit health plan CareSource has announced a partnership with value-based addiction treatment company Wayspring to launch an in-home care program for substance use disorder (SUD). The program – which is billed as the first of its kind – will initially be rolled out in Indiana and will be available to Medicaid enrollees in 25 counties […]
Foresight Mental Health is on a mission to deliver value-based care nationwide, but to start on that path it was forced to pivot from being a technology solution to an actual behavioral health provider. Founded in 2018, Berkeley, California-based Foresight provides both in-person services and telehealth to residents in 25 states, with 21 locations making […]
BetterHelp – the direct-to-consumer mental health platform owned by Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) – posted a strong performance in 2021, as it pulled in $700 million in global revenue. Billed as the world’s largest online therapy service, BetterHelp’s 2021 revenue figures were a record high for the platform – which was purchased by Teladoc […]
The issue of workforce shortages continues to be one of behavioral health’s most pressing concerns, and it has hit California especially hard. Newly introduced legislation out of the nation’s most populous state aims to rectify the problem by directing financial incentives at would-be behavioral professionals currently attending colleges and universities. The Behavioral Health Workforce Revitalization […]
The number of people who suffer from mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) is reaching crisis levels, and experts are calling on Congress to support diverse payment models that integrate traditional health care with behavioral health. Investing in evidence-based integrated primary and behavioral health care across multiple models would help, according to Mitch Prinstein […]
As behavioral health demand continues to rise, the industry sees adding new service lines and embracing value-based care as critical opportunities for growth, according to new data from Behavioral Health Business. According to BHB’s 2022 Industry Outlook report, which surveyed 84 provider executives in the space, more than a third of respondents said that expanding […]
New data suggests that young Americans are facing a number of significant behavioral health challenges, yet seem to be reluctant to seek out any help – suggesting that providers need to do a better job connecting with them for care. The findings come from a series of surveys conducted by McKinsey & Company, which paints […]
Hurdle Health, a digital behavioral health platform aimed at providing culturally-intentional services, has announced that it has expanded its availability into Texas, Massachusetts and California – with more states planned for the second quarter of 2022. The Washington, D.C-.based platform – which last year raised $5 million in funding – was originally founded in 2018 […]
A South Florida doctor has been convicted by a federal jury for fraudulent billing of approximately $110 million for addiction treatment services. Mark Agresti of Palm Beach was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud related to the billing, as well as 11 counts of health care fraud […]
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