The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning mass layoffs in the coming months, aiming to slash upwards of 80,000 jobs. Providers that work with the department and the advocates of veterans fear the massive cuts will jeopardize health care services for millions of veterans who receive care through the VA. Behavioral health services […]
The venture capital-backed, serious mental illness-focused startup firsthand has laid off most of its staff in five states. Company founder and CEO Samir Malik declined to specify the scale or the impetus of the layoffs. However, sources tell Behavioral Health Business that the company lost a UnitedHealthcare Medicaid contract that supported a major portion of […]
Demand for behavior analysts has never been higher. New data shows that that demand rocketed up in 2024. A report released by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, using data from the firm Lightcast, shows unduplicated job postings for roles requiring a board-certified behavior analysis (BCBA) or board-certified behavior analyst–doctoral (BCBA-D) credential increased by 58% year […]
While matching patients with clinicians of similar backgrounds improves outcomes and care satisfaction, staffing constraints often make this challenging. Many providers have turned to practicing culturally responsive care as one way to improve connections between patients and providers who do not necessarily share lived experiences. Mental health providers use the practice to apply behavioral health […]
Autism therapy providers have described workforce trends with out-of-character positivity when analyzing the year that was in 2024. That’s not to say that it was all peaches and cream. Sky-high turnover and workforce-driven margin degradation keep their dominating positions as the industry’s chief concerns. However, several executives Autism Business News contacted for this story described […]
Youth behavioral health provider Embark Behavioral Health will part ways with three C-suite members at the end of the month — one of whom is the last co-founder still with the company. An internal memo written by Scott Filion, CEO of the Phoenix-based private equity-backed platform, obtained by Behavioral Health Business shows that Darren Wight […]
Iris Telehealth laid off staffers just days after it announced the acquisition of a peer organization, innovaTel. On Thursday, social media posts showed that the layoffs impacted marketing and talent acquisition middle management roles. On Tuesday, the Austin, Texas-based business-to-business telepsychiatry provider announced it had acquired innovaTel, once part of the company Quartet Health. “Iris […]
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 […]
The shortage of psychologists accepting insurance, combined with full caseloads and high demand, has made mental health care increasingly difficult to access. According to a new report by the American Psychological Association, roughly a third of psychologists do not accept insurance. Among those who accept insurance, private and commercial pay health plans were the most […]
Eating disorder provider Alsana has tapped Jordan Watson as its new CEO, marking a rapid leadership transition less than a year after Allan Benham’s appointment to the role. Watson worked for Alsana from 2017 to 2022, most recently as the company’s chief growth officer. He has also worked for eating disorder provider Monte Nido and […]
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