Behavioral health’s odd-duck status requires a unique approach to the payer-provider dynamic. Historic challenges have demonstrated that payer-provider negotiations and partnerships require an approach fundamentally different from other types of business, even other health care segments. Often, involved parties need to alter their expectations to reflect reality instead of a vision of the future. For […]
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Delivering behavioral health services requires a nuanced approach, where providers truly understand the needs of their patients. That’s especially true when delivering care to specialized and particularly vulnerable populations, including those living with cancer. Dr. Guy Maytal serves as chief of integrated care and psychiatric services for Forge Health, an outpatient mental health and substance […]
Forge Health announced Thursday it raised an undisclosed amount of funding from MFO Ventures. The new capital will go to expanding the White Plains, New York-based outpatient addiction treatment and mental health provider’s platform. Specific initiatives include integrating virtual care, enhancing outreach efforts and adding new payer partnerships. “Together, we aim to revolutionize how behavioral […]
The 11th episode of the Behavioral Health Business Perspectives podcast is out! In this episode, BHB sits down with Dr. Guy Maytal, who serves as chief of integrated care and psychiatric services for Forge Health. During the conversation, Dr. Maytal discusses the concept of psychosocial oncology and how Forge Health is expanding its offerings to […]
Virtual mental health and addiction care provider Forge Health is expanding its oncology program to address the intersection of mental health and cancer care. Patients will be able to access behavioral health services in-person and virtually. The service is designed to meet the needs of individuals who are undergoing oncology treatment, as well as providing […]
Eric Frieman’s brother is an Army infantry officer deployed twice into combat zones, who lost more of his soldiers to suicide and behavioral health-related challenges than combat. Frieman’s own best friend died from a drug overdose. In these instances, Frieman told Addiction Treatment Business that he saw people “not able to get the help that […]
The behavioral health industry has produced some of the nation’s fastest-growing companies despite the macroeconomic headwinds. In mid-August, 36 behavioral health companies appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. These companies, in no small part, developed strategies to overcome industry challenges. On top of that, executives whose companies were […]
White Plains, New York-based substance use disorder provider Forge Health has secured $10 million in new funding. The capital is part of a $21.5 million funding effort that has spanned two distinct efforts in 2022. “We’re opening up new clinics, both in-person and virtual clinics alongside our partners — that’s accountable care organizations, payers as […]
Outpatient mental health and autism treatment providers make up most of the behavioral health operators that appear on the latest Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. Seventeen of the 23 behavioral health operators featured on the list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies were outpatient mental health and autism treatment providers, according to a […]
Forge Health claims its value-based care model reduces hospital admissions by 75%. The White Plains, New York-based mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider on Tuesday released this and other finds of a “national payor-led clinical outcomes research study.” Forge Health also apparently reduced the cohort’s emergency department utilization by 62%, all-cause hospital […]