Proposed Law Would Increase Methadone Access for 43.5M Americans

New research lays out the hypothetical impact of the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (MOTAA), a bill in Congress that would loosen methadone prescribing regulations. The bill has faced backlash from many organizations in the behavioral health space. Data analysis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Chicago, the University of Gothenburg […]

6 Under-the-Radar Stories of 2023: LifeStance Scales Back, Feds Push to Deregulate Methadone

While 2023 unfolded at a dizzying pace, significant news in the behavioral health space may have escaped notice. This brief overview revisits several overlooked stories, offering valuable insights from a year marked by pivotal moments and promising trends. These overlooked stories represent meaningful developments in crucial industry narratives, serving as hidden gems and emblems of […]

Schools Poised to Anchor Youth Mental Health Services — Reimbursement, Privacy Concerns Pose Barrier

American K-12 schools could be the epicenter of an accelerating effort to address the youth mental health crisis. Lawmakers, advocates and entrepreneurs see schools as the best place to center addressing the youth mental crisis because that’s where kids are for major portions of any given day for most of the year. The American compulsory […]

Federal Regulators, Lawmakers See MAT Access as Vital to Addressing Nation’s Worsening Overdose Crisis

Bringing additional medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to bear on the nation’s addiction and overdose crisis appears to be top of mind for several federal leaders focused on behavioral health as well as key U.S. senators.  Leaders from agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appeared before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pension […]