This is an exclusive BHB+ story During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rates of emergency department (ED) visits for behavioral health conditions spiked. News stories of excessive boarding times for pediatric and adult patients needing behavioral health services dotted national news sites. While the national health emergency has ended, the needs of patients in behavioral health […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story While brand-name venture firms have been a mainstay of digital behavioral health investing for nearly two decades, new players have started moving in. More non-traditional investors, including the venture arm of health systems or payers, hedge funds, and even private equity, have dipped their toes into the startup ecosystem. […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Often hailed as a miracle drug, GLP-1 medications have been used to treat everything from diabetes to substance use disorders. But now an unlikely group of providers might be incorporating these medications into care. Eating disorder providers are exploring their potential to help patients with binge eating and bulimia […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Medicaid faces potential cuts after the Republican-led Congress passed a budget resolution to slash the outlays overseen by the House Energy and Commerce Committee — which oversees Medicare and Medicaid spending — by $880 billion over the next decade. Cutbacks on Medicaid will likely have significant implications for behavioral […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Will dealmaking pick up in 2025? I posit: yes! We’re off to a good start in 2025. Behavioral Health Business’ tracking of the industry has logged about 50 deal announcements — including M&A and investments — that are behavioral health-focused or industry-adjacent. Granted, some of these announcements are far […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Digital behavioral health startups experienced a tsunami of investor interest from 2020 to 2022. Founders now face a tough funding environment when growing their companies. As competition for funding dollars has increased, some say the pressure to become profitable as a new digital behavioral health startup is higher than […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The outpatient mental health world was thrown for a loop when COVID-19 hit. Overnight, the nature of care shifted heavily to telehealth. And demand for care shot through the roof. Now, the industry has settled into a new normal. Before, the mental health industry had only a slightly greater […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story A rash of brutally negative press for some of the nation’s largest behavioral health providers may encourage the primarily nonprofit American hospital sector to look for potential partners that look like them — in other words, to be nonprofits. According to a handful of interviews and networking conversations I’ve […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Interest in establishing new intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to fill the gap between the therapist’s office and facility-based care has never been higher. But for all of the clinical and strategic benefits that come with increasing intermediate levels of care, it also comes with a key, if not somewhat […]
Almost 50% of patients with serious mental illnesses (SMI) also have a substance use disorder (SUD). Yet few providers offer specialized care for patients with co-occurring SUD and SMI. Clinical challenges and problems with training and reimbursement make providing much-needed care for this population difficult, resulting in too few high-quality, specialized care programs. “In order […]
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