Millions more vulnerable Americans have access to behavioral health services because of a temporary federal edict that helped people get and keep Medicaid coverage. But the days of that edict — the public health emergency — are numbered, putting millions at risk of losing Medicaid and access to health care services. A dramatic administrative change […]
Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) have largely been absent from the behavioral health market, but major players have started to invest and could change the financing landscape for years to come. Health care REITs that have high exposure to senior housing and skilled nursing properties see similarities with the behavioral health space to […]
Among the litany of concerns that continue to offer no relief for behavioral health providers is that of workforce shortages. It is estimated that over a third of the country lives in areas with behavioral health provider shortages. In the absence of a unified industry strategy to tackle the problem, some like addiction treatment provider […]
The year 2021 was defined by the many struggles that organizations had largely foisted on them directly or indirectly by the ups and downs of the coronavirus pandemic. But many providers learned how to adapt to the new normal and began to tackle the even bigger challenges that a changing industry leveled on behavioral health […]
Spero Health opens new addiction treatment clinic Spero Health is welcoming patients to its newest treatment clinic for substance use disorder (SUD), which has opened in Columbus, Ohio. The clinic is located east of I-270 in the Georgian Heights neighborhood and offers a combination of in-person and telehealth services. Ohio Medicaid and most commercial insurances […]
Discovery Behavioral Health appoints regional CEO Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH) — a multi-state operator of mental health, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and eating disorder recovery centers — has tapped Michael Uradnik as CEO of its Associated Behavioral Health Care (ABHC) unit. Uradnik will head ABHC — which serves clients in the Seattle-area — and […]
In late April, the Biden Administration announced new flexibilities to make it easier for eligible clinicians to prescribe the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) drug buprenorphine. The changes allow doctors and certain clinicians registered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to automatically administer buprenorphine to up to 30 patients at a time. Previously, clinicians had […]
When it comes to the nation’s $42 billion dollar substance use disorder (SUD) treatment market, services are naturally the focal point of most businesses. But providers can’t offer those services at scale without the help of payers, who have the power to make treatment more affordable and accessible to the masses. That’s why Landmark Recovery […]
Brightline’s slew of new leaders Brightline — a Palo Alto, California-based provider of behavioral health solutions for children and their families — has announced several additions to its executive team. The additions include: Haleigh Tebben as chief commercial officer Gary Alpert as chief strategy officer and head of business development Zack Still as chief information […]
Acorn Health acquires Sandcastle Centers Acorn Health — a national provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy — has acquired the assets of Sandcastle Centers, formerly known as JKP Analysts, which also provides ABA services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2018, Acorn is a portfolio company of the private equity […]
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