This is an exclusive BHB+ article Turnover is a top concern for operators in the autism services industry. While the demand remains high, recruiting and retaining talent is hard–especially when it comes to registered behavioral health technicians (RBTs). The job of an RBT is challenging, and wages are often comparable to those in retail positions. […]
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 […]
Virtual health provider Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) has announced a new employee assistance program (EAP) called Wellbound, which will focus on workforce mental health and well-being. While Teladoc has long offered behavioral health services, its mental health efforts have primarily focused on its direct-to-consumer BetterHelp offering. This move signals Teladoc’s continued expansion of its behavioral health […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story There was a time when tech companies thought they could solve every problem in the world with an app. And that applied to health care, too. I couldn’t help but chuckle when the “unfortunate” friend in the new HBO movie Mountainhead was seeking funding for his meditation platform. I […]
Dallas-based addiction treatment provider Behavioral Health Group has announced that its long-time CEO is stepping away from the role. On June 25, now-former CEO Jay Higham announced his departure on LinkedIn, specifying that it was effective June 6. Behavioral Health Group also said online that the new CEO is Anthony Kilgore. Kilgore previously served as […]
Editor’s Note (June 27, 2025): After this article was published, Aliya Health Group responded to a previous request for comment and then announced that it would sue similar defendants named in the suit filed by the FTC. This story has been updated to reflect commentary shared by the CEO of Aliya Health Group. The U.S. […]
LifeStance Health (Nasdaq: LFST) has and will continue to see its administrative expenses remain relatively high as it invests in initiatives and systems, previously deprioritized during its rapid expansion through a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, which enabled it to become one of the largest providers of outpatient mental health services in the U.S. Top […]
Forge Health has named Rondi Rabuse as its new CEO. She succeeds co-founder and founding CEO Eric Frieman, who announced he will transition to the chief revenue officer role in late April. She comes to the White Plains, New York-based behavioral health provider with 30 years of experience in health care. Her most recent role […]
The impact of behavioral health staffing strategies extends beyond the HR office. Success or failure in hiring, training and retention can make or break the best-laid plans. Workforce strategies are the first move in the proverbial game to create clinical offerings that impress a behavioral health provider’s patients, payers, existing clinicians and prospective clinicians. But […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The impact of the Change Healthcare hack is not just a distant echo in the behavioral health industry. The reverberations of this seismic event are still felt through industry today. On top of the direct impact of the Change Healthcare hack, 15 months or so of hindsight have revealed […]
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