Becker’s Behavioral Health

CMS will terminate Kalamazoo (Mich.) Behavioral Health Hospital’s Medicare provider agreement, effective Nov. 16, according to an Oct. 30 public notice from the agency. CMS found the hospital was not compliant with conditions for Medicare participation, specifically related to patients’…

From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow. Here are 65 behavioral health projects to know:

California will award up to $4 million for psychedelic treatment research involving veterans. The California Initiative for Precision Medicine, part of the California Health and Human Services Agency, opened a request for applications to fund partnerships between the state’s nonprofit…

Pregnant and postpartum individuals who used a generative AI maternal health chatbot the most reported higher anxiety scores. Overall, the tool did not improve anxiety or depression, according to a University of Maryland-led randomized clinical trial published Nov. 4 in…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health is committing $5 million over three years to help the Katie Blessing Center open 48 acute inpatient pediatric behavioral health beds in east Charlotte. The commitment covers operational and consultative services and in-kind support for the…

Behavioral healthcare providers and systems are increasingly turning to partnerships with the goal of expanding access to mental health and substance use disorder services amid rising demand and workforce shortages.  Here are 12 to know: 1. PsychPlus partners with Minnesota…

Elevance’s Carelon Behavioral Health will pay $2.35 million in penalties, fees and costs and up to $8 million in restitution under two settlements with New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office. The settlements, announced Nov. 10, resolve investigations into mental health…

Nashua, N.H.-based Southern New Hampshire Health tapped psychiatrist Rhett Donathan, DO, as behavioral health medical director for Southern New Hampshire Medical Center.  Dr. Donathan joins from Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky., where he has led the behavioral health…