[Updated] Legacy Telepsychiatry Provider Array Behavioral Care Restructures, Lays Off 10% of Workforce

Array Behavioral Care has laid off at least 10% of its workforce as it takes shape under new management and new investors. At the end of November, the Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based virtual psychiatry and therapy provider restructured the company, resulting in layoffs. Meanwhile, the company has undergone an evolution in its leadership team over […]

Array’s New CEO: ‘Building a Scalable Telehealth Business Is Not Straightforward’

Array Behavioral Care’s New CEO, Shannon Werb, has ambitious plans to streamline the patient experience by offering a unified continuum of virtual care services. The behavioral health tech company recently announced a C-suite shakeup not only naming a freshly minted CEO, but also a new chief medical officer and chief financial officer. This comes as […]

Kipu Health, Array Behavioral, Appoint New CEOs; aptihealth Fills Out C-Suite

Tech provider Kipu Health announces new CEO Kipu Health, a behavioral health software provider based in Coral Gables, Florida, named Carina Edwards its new CEO. “We’re seeing the needs of behavioral health providers only grow as they scale and evolve to serve a broad range of mental health challenges today,” R. Andrew Eckert, Kipu’s chairman […]

‘This Is a Life and Death Matter’: DEA Faces Tsunami of Criticism on Proposed Telehealth-Controlled Substances Rules

The two proposed rules from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that effectively undue controlled substances prescribing via telehealth have received over 21,000 submissions so far during its public comment period. And the overwhelming majority of those comments oppose the proposed rules as presented. The DEA released the proposed rules on Feb. 24. The proposed rules […]

CVS Is Betting Big on Array and Carbon. What Does That Mean for Its Future Behavioral Health Efforts?

CVS Health (Nasdaq: CVS) has kicked off 2023 with investments in behavioral health and primary care startups – and it may even be looking to acquire a senior-focused value-based care organization. These investments appear to be part of CVS’ larger strategy to boost behavioral health offerings and expand into holistic health. Last week at JP […]

CVS Using Omnichannel Approach to Take Behavioral Health Beyond the ‘Care-as-Usual Experience’

The consumerization of health care is pushing providers to offer more options to patients. Digital behavioral health tools boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend isn’t going away anytime soon as patients continue to seek care on their terms. CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) supported 10 million virtual health visits in 2021 – a 1,000 […]

Why Medicare Advantage Plans May Struggle Finding Enough Behavioral Health Providers

The shortage of behavioral health professionals — especially psychiatrists — has spilled into realms adjacent to the industry as Medicare Advantage plans struggle to meet the provider standards set by the federal government. The issue is prevalent enough to catch the attention of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which announced in a […]

Medicare’s Telehealth Decision Will Lead to Sweeping Changes for All of Behavioral Health

Recently announced changes to Medicare telebehavioral health coverage will impact the entire industry whether providers contract with the program or not. The move from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) marks an acceleration of telehealth on top of staking out a point-of-no-return for the industry’s progression toward digital adoption. CMS announced at the […]

Transactions: HCA Selling Behavioral Hospital; New Acquisitions from BrightView, Stepping Stones

Vertava Health acquires Integrated Addiction Care Associates Vertava Health has announced it has purchased outpatient behavioral health provider Integrated Addiction Care Associates (IAC), in a move that brings together two Tennessee operators. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. IAC offers medication-assisted treatment (MAT), intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and primary care services to residents […]