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Investigating the Impact of Federal Funding Freeze and Medicaid Portal Outage on Behavioral Health Providers

Behavioral health providers have been grappling with mounting uncertainty...

DEA Listening Sessions: The Future of Telehealth and Controlled Substance Prescriptions

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently conducted two days...

I Am Boundless and Koinonia Announce Merger, Creating the Largest IDD Provider in Ohio

Two of Ohio’s leading intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Takes Bold Step in Opioid Crisis: Covering Over-the-Counter Naloxone at No Cost

The opioid overdose crisis continues to devastate communities across...

Michigan Leads the Way in Removing Prior Authorization for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

The opioid epidemic continues to have a devastating impact...
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Elevance Health Puts Behavioral Health at the Core of Its At-Risk Growth Strategy

As the healthcare industry continues to shift toward value-based care, behavioral health is emerging as a vital frontier for innovation and reform. One of...

Injectable Buprenorphine Treatment: Expanding Access to a Life-Saving Therapy

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States, claiming more than 100,000 lives annually. In the fight against this crisis, medications...

Behavioral Health Dealmaking in Q4 2023: A Year of Slowdowns but Growing Venture Capital Momentum

The behavioral health sector experienced a noticeable slowdown in behavioral health dealmaking 2023, with transaction activity reaching its lowest point since 2020 during the...

Michelle Feng: A 2023 Behavioral Health Business Future Leader Driving Change in Geropsychology and Beyond

Michelle Feng, Chief Clinical Officer of Los Angeles-based Executive Mental Health, has been named one of Behavioral Health Business’s 2023 Future Leaders in Mental...

Teen Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Double Amid Fentanyl Crisis: Urgent Action Needed for Teen Fentanyl Overdose Prevention

Despite declines in overall adolescent drug use, drug-related overdose deaths among teens have more than doubled between 2019 and 2020. This alarming increase has...

From Pill Mills to Progress: The Evolution of the Outpatient Addiction Treatment Industry

The outpatient addiction treatment industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Once characterized by small, mom-and-pop operations and often marred by...