Tag: behavioral health care
Senate Advances Legislation to Bridge Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Care
The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening connections between jails, prisons, and community behavioral health providers—a long-overdue acknowledgment that America's criminal...
Patience And Aligned Quality Measures Key To Successful Behavioral-Medical Care Integration
Integrating behavioral and physical health care is one of the most promising strategies in modern health care delivery. By combining the treatment of mental...
Pipeline: New Residential Treatment Centers for Teens and Mental Health Urgent Care
The behavioral health landscape continues to expand as organizations respond to increasing demand for mental health and addiction treatment services. Recently, several key developments...
A Closer Look at the Q4 2019 Slowdown in Behavioral Health M&A Activity
The fourth quarter of 2019 marked a significant shift in the behavioral health market, with a notable slowdown in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity....
Hackensack Meridian Health’s 2020 Focus: Tackling the Growing Behavioral Health Crisis
In a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert Garrett shared his vision for the organization’s priorities in 2020, with behavioral...
Behavioral Health Finally Gets Its Moment in Washington, D.C.
For too long, behavioral health has stood in the shadows of the broader healthcare conversation. Despite rising rates of mental health disorders, addiction, and...