This is an exclusive BHB+ story Episodic treatment often defines the way substance use disorder (SUD) care is managed. Patients get care at the time they most need it, then leave a treatment center or stop services. But when they leave addiction treatment, they’re not cured. In many ways, they’re in “remission” from their disease, […]
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 […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story With economic volatility in full swing, consumers are tightening their purse strings. That means fewer dinners out, vacations abroad – and maybe even therapy sessions. This could hit especially hard for cash-pay providers who rely on their clients’ financial well-being to stay afloat. Folks often pull back on expenses […]
Value-based care has been a buzzword in behavioral health for decades. Still, it can be difficult for behavioral health providers to begin that journey and determine effective strategies versus unsuccessful approaches. Veterans in the space say you’ll need three things to get going: technology, understanding the financial outcomes and solid partnerships. “You have to understand […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said multiple times earlier in the week that autism is an “epidemic” and a “disease.” Industry insiders and advocates en masse have since pushed back. These assertions are incredibly stigmatizing. You don’t have to be a journalist or some […]
Payers could be better aligning their incentives with behavioral health patients and providers by giving parity more room to breathe within their organizations. Payers often bury the duty of ensuring behavioral health-physical health parity in a compliance or legal department. Such a structure prevents the necessary cultural and strategic alignment that payers need to establish […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story While addressing the opioid crisis is often hailed as a bipartisan priority, the Trump administration’s sweeping reforms to mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) funding reveal a significant shift in America’s approach to these challenges. The new administration has focused its efforts on cracking down on illegal fentanyl […]
Value-based care in behavioral health is confusing. All the jargon makes it seem like everyone is speaking a different language. A value-based care arrangement can mean many things, including full-risk, pay-for-performance, or even shared savings. But the biggest obstacle to a value-based care future is the lack of national standards. To complicate matters, these conversations […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Value-based care has been the great white whale of behavioral health for nearly a decade. Yet there has been very little movement in the space. The vast majority of behavioral health providers rely on fee-for-service models of care. In a recent Behavioral Health Business survey, 65% of respondents reported […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Private investment in behavioral health has spawned enough scandals and failures to spark widespread skepticism. This growing distrust now significantly influences behavioral health transactions, making strategies to counteract investor bias essential during the sale process. “I think anti-private equity bias definitely exists,” Tommy Spiegel, vice president at investment bank […]
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