2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (978+ words) “The worried well.” “Rent-a-friend therapy.” I’ve heard all the terms. But in the post-COVID era, there has been a major increase in the number of individuals seeking behavioral healthcare. While many applaud this surge to connect more people with care…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (633+ words) Evolving payer pressure is reworking the paradigm for provider organizations seeking to engage in M&A or attract investment. The most dramatic impact on deal-minded operators comes from the Medicaid side as states enact the related provisions of the One…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (402+ words) The latest guidelines are not the administration’s revised parity law, but rather a framework for enforcement action and identifying red flags during the interim. A Sept. 8 bulletin from the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (891+ words) Andretti Brown via pexels.com Ready to dive into what’s shaping autism therapy-payer relations? Be a part of the Autism Investor Summit East this November 9–10. Get your tickets here. Alliance Health, a specialty Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) in North…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) American adults and adolescents are increasingly turning to cannabis over alcohol as their preferred vice, which is creating new challenges for providers. Cannabis is widely thought to have a lower potential for addiction, but new data published in JAMA Psychiatry…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) Guidelight Health, a hybrid intermediate care provider, has expanded its adult virtual program to include Colorado, Massachusetts and North Carolina now. ​The company’s virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) will provide more than three hours of programming, four days a week,…...