Providers are throwing caution flags on the field of virtual substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Virtual SUD treatment boasts serious benefits, including convenience and accessibility, but not all patients are well-suited to receiving care through exclusively virtual means, industry insiders told Addiction Treatment Business. While virtual therapy may be the best fit for some patients […]
Inaccurate provider directories, known as “ghost networks,” can land patients with shocking bills and cause providers to miss out on potential patients. Ghost networks have increasingly come under fire by policymakers aiming to hold health plans accountable and protect patients. A new bill, introduced last week by U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) and Ron Wyden […]
Behavioral health operator Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) is executing its strategic M&A plan for 2024 with the announcement of three new acquisitions. Franklin, Tennessee-based Acadia acquired three comprehensive treatment centers (CTCs) in North Carolina, bringing its number of CTC locations in the state to 10. The treatment centers combine behavioral therapy and medications for opioid […]
Virtual pediatric behavioral health care company Fort Health will soon integrate with more than 450 primary care providers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Fort partnered with Advocare, a provider group practice with 750 providers based in New Jersey, to address difficulties associated with a severe shortage of practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists. The company developed […]
2024 could prove pivotal for virtual behavioral health as the federal government considers making COVID-era telehealth flexibilities permanent. Federal and state regulations can heavily influence the availability of behavioral telehealth appointments. For behavioral health providers who provide care to Medicaid beneficiaries, or who prescribe controlled substances for conditions like substance use disorders (SUDs), regulations can […]
Value-based contracts that involve autism therapy providers taking on risk can be “wildly beneficial.” The contracting process, however, has its challenges. To ease the complicated process, payers may benefit from creating a value-based “skeleton,” or framework for value-based agreements with payers. Industry insiders stress the importance of providers approaching value-based negotiations with a collaborative mindset. […]
Over the past 15 years, research has demonstrated the importance of physical spaces and their impact on people’s moods and ability to work, heal, or learn. Substance use disorder (SUD) facility designers are increasingly turning to “evidence-based design” to support patients better. While evidence-based behavioral health care has been in vogue for decades, evidence-based approaches […]
The Biden-Harris administration’s proposed budget for 2025 includes substantial funding to support access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and prevention. The proposed budget aims to build upon these efforts by allocating $21.8 billion to combat the surge in overdose deaths nationwide. The budget allocates substantial resources specifically to combat the opioid overdose crisis, building […]
While behavioral health dealmaking remained soft in 2023, one sector completed a record number of deals last year. Seventeen deals were completed in the outpatient partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP) and counseling sectors. Outpatient SUD treatment has become more popular because it is more affordable for patients and payers and easier for […]
Mental health provider Spring Health named Arielle Mortimer its new chief operating officer. Mortimer is an operations veteran who most recently held the COO role at Heyday, a skincare company. She previously worked as senior vice president of operations at Kindbody, a women’s wellness company that offers services including IVF, egg freezing, gynecology and fertility […]
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