For a variety of reasons, behavioral health organizations are investing significant time, money and manpower into health IT systems. Yet too often, they still run into outdated tools, implementation hurdles and gaps in return on investment. That’s according to recently conducted research from Behavioral Health Business, which surveyed industry leaders on their electronic health record […]
Global investment firm Carlyle Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CG) is reportedly acquiring behavioral health company Psychiatric Medical Care. While Carlyle does not hold any current behavioral health-focused investments in its private equity portfolio, its past platforms include Newport Academy and Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare, which was sold to JLL Partners in November 2024. The investment firm had $453 […]
Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) is facing mounting cost pressure in its Medicaid business, with rising behavioral health utilization – particularly in applied behavior analysis (ABA) services – emerging as a major driver. As demand for autism-related services expands and oversight of clinical appropriateness tightens, ABA is becoming a flashpoint in payer efforts to manage behavioral […]
A majority of behavioral health providers are using outdated and disjointed electronic health record (EHR) and care coordination systems – and they know it. That’s one of the clearest takeaways from a new Behavioral Health Business research initiative, which found that nearly 85% of respondents rely on multiple systems or platforms that are either partially […]
NexPhase Capital has acquired behavioral health enablement platform Empower Community Care. The transaction is yet another example of private equity’s interest in the behavioral health space, including in the provider-adjacent space. As the behavioral health industry has grown, consolidated and become more sophisticated, the demand for proven partner solutions with scale has likewise increased. Terms […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation that would establish a federal pilot program to train family caregivers of young children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The proposed legislation, titled the Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2025, would authorize $10 million annually from fiscal year 2026 through […]
In the rapidly evolving landscape of addiction treatment, legacy providers are increasingly under pressure to adapt without abandoning the principles that built their reputations. Few organizations embody this balancing act better than Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of substance use disorder (SUD) care, recovery resources, and related prevention and […]
There’s a strong case to be made that the payer and reimbursement landscape for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers is the most challenging in all of behavioral health care due to several deeply entrenched and overlapping issues. For starters, SUD treatment has, in the past, been viewed as less legitimate than other forms of […]
Behavioral health is in the political crosshairs. This series tracks the Trump administration’s proposed policy changes, funding cuts and structural overhauls that could reshape behavioral health care in the U.S. From HHS reorganizations to Medicaid shifts, we’re following what matters — and what’s at stake — for providers, payers and investors. (Last update: May 8, […]
Trump administration health care officials on Wednesday revealed further information about plans to create an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) data bank – a project that has sparked a mix of support, skepticism and alarm from autism-community stakeholders. On May 7, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new “landmark” partnership with […]
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