Rethinking PTSD Care Models as Demand for Services Grows

This is an exclusive BHB+ story The days of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) being affiliated primarily with veterans are long gone. More Americans – particularly college-age individuals – are receiving the diagnosis, driving up demand for services. Though providers have seen an increase in PTSD diagnoses across all patient populations. “Even though we have traditionally […]

In the Shadow of Federal Medicaid Reforms, State-Level Issues Threaten Addiction Treatment Providers’ Success

This is an exclusive BHB+ story The uncertain but potentially dramatic Medicaid reforms looming over the addiction treatment industry have sucked up all the oxygen in the room. Such a development illustrates the prominence, power and potentially complicating influence of federal reforms. Still, such reforms don’t happen in a vacuum and will have a major […]

Pediatric Behavioral Health Providers Brace for Medicaid Cuts

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Medicaid is the No. 1 payer for youth mental health care in the nation. Yet, with proposed cuts on the chopping block as part of the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation, behavioral health providers face an uncertain path ahead. Possible cuts to the federal health coverage program could exacerbate staffing […]

Parent-Led ABA Therapy: Free Labor or Untapped Opportunity?

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Staffing has long been the No. 1 challenge for autism services operators. The supply and demand disparity has led to long waitlists for care and frustrated parents. However, some providers are now looking to empower frustrated parents by giving them a larger role in their child’s care. The industry […]

Disrupting the Status Quo: Employers’ Emerging Role in Addiction Care

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Increasingly, employers are paying for addiction care for their staff, disrupting the status quo. It’s changing the way providers view reimbursement and how they operate by placing new expectations on measurable results, transparency and speed. By stepping into the payer role, employers are reshaping stigma, return on investment and […]

Pipeline: Behavioral Frontiers, Autism Learning Partners Add New Locations

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Behavior Frontiers expands in Texas and Michigan  El Segundo, California-based Behavior Frontiers has opened two new locations: one in Michigan and one in Texas. The company has announced three new locations so far in 2025. In Texas, Behavior Frontiers now operates three locations. The newest was opened in San […]

The Case for Prescribing Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Youth

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Extended-release medications to treat opioid use disorders (XR-MOUD) are highly effective. Still, the medications are consistently underutilized, despite being proven to help with treatment adherence.  Providers and researchers see significant potential for XR-MOUD treatment among adolescent patients. While daily sublingual tablets of the MOUD, buprenorphine, are approved for use […]