Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers who prescribe medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) via telehealth received some good news on Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a final rule that allows clinicians to prescribe buprenorphine via telehealth or audio-only telehealth visits for up to […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider for posing as other providers to get increased business. Florida-based Evoke Wellness allegedly used deceptive Google search ads that appeared to represent other SUD providers, using its competitors’ names as keywords and displaying ads in a way that impersonated other clinics, […]
The new year is upon us. After a year of uncertainty in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry, interested parties are looking for hints of what’s to come in 2025. Yet more pinnacles and valleys may be in store. Looking ahead to 2025, new treatment techniques and regulations spell good fortune for patients and […]
Mindful Health, a multilevel outpatient mental health provider, is filling out a $12 million funding round. Coming into 2025, the company has raised an oversubscribed $6 million round and decided to extend fundraising efforts, Eric Griffin, principal at WP Global Partners, the primary investor backing Mindful Health, told Behavioral Health Business. The company will use […]
Behavioral health provider Oceans Healthcare has acquired Haven Behavioral Healthcare, adding seven new locations to its roster. Plano, Texas-backed Oceans announced on Thursday that it acquired all outstanding shares of Haven Behavioral Healthcare, bringing the provider into five new states: Arizona, Idaho, Ohio, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. “Oceans has consistently sought opportunities that would expand […]
The eating disorder treatment sector has transformed dramatically in the past few years, with 2025 poised to bring further disruption through virtual care expansion, market consolidation and evolving patient needs. This evolution is occurring on the heels of a string of notable eating disorder treatment facility closures in 2023 and 2024. Despite the shuttering of […]
Vitalic, a new senior-focused behavioral health provider, has hit the market with $4 million in seed funding. Payvider VNS Health and venture capital investment firm Redesign Health are the company’s first investors. Vitalic’s virtual care model focuses on geriatric psychiatry, including therapy, coaching and medication management. “Despite the fact that this population continues to grow, […]
Medication-based treatment is the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) – yet patients often struggle to access it. Some people seeking buprenorphine, one type of MOUD, turn to diverted medications, which are prescriptions not originally intended for that person. New research shows that almost half of patients who enter virtual OUD treatment were […]
Autism therapy provider Proven Behavior Solutions has acquired Prism Autism Education & Consultation, expanding its footprint into a second state. The acquisition brings Proven’s total facility count to seven. “We are excited to welcome Prism into the Proven family,” Scott Snider, Proven CEO, said in a statement. “This partnership strengthens our ability to offer even […]
Nearly half of patients seek out mental health care from their primary care provider or their insurance network. Most of these patients are disappointed. While 47% of patients look for mental health providers through their insurance directories, only 17% find care that way, according to research from mental health patient-matching company Headway. Similarly, 35% of […]
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