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Innovation
Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans' Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals
When services aren't readily available, the VA is supposed to pay for private care. Critics say it often doesn't.
Innovation
Is Digital Therapeutics Finally Having Its Moment?
CMS is proposing expanding coverage of digital health devices used in some behavioral health treatment programs and asking for comments...
Technology
Can New DEA Leadership Resolve the Telemedicine Prescription Debate?
A widely panned proposal to regulate virtual prescriptions for controlled drugs isn?t going anywhere. It?s time to bring federal regulators...
Technology
States Pass Privacy Laws to Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices
Colorado, California, and Montana are among the states that have required safeguards.
CMO
Dartmouth Health Children's Takes Innovative Step in Maternal Mental Health
A first-in-the-nation position plays a key role in helping new moms who are struggling with mental health conditions.
Payer
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing "misleading" information that...
CMO
HL Shorts: How to Embed Mental Health Professionals in Primary Care Practices
Embedding behavioral health professionals in primary care practices drives significant benefits for patients and health systems.
CMO
Leveraging Primary Care is a Winning Strategy for Behavioral Health Services
A pair of clinical leaders shares how their health systems have implemented embedding behavioral health professionals in primary care practices.
Payer
3 Things to Watch on Mental Health in Trump's Early Budget Proposals
Evaluated alongside the administration's actions so far, the early proposal hints at Trump's priorities.
CNO
HL Shorts: How Do Health Systems Benefit from Nurse Wellbeing?
Prioritizing nurse wellbeing has an impact on the entire workforce, not just nurses, says this nurse thought leader.
Payer
Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.
The U.S. already faces a deep shortage of inpatient mental health services.