Maturing behavioral health startups often look at three paths for scaling: de novo growth, M&A, or new partnerships. Each pathway to growth has its| Behavioral Health Business
A majority of behavioral health providers are using outdated and disjointed electronic health record (EHR) and care coordination systems – and they know| Behavioral Health Business
Preventing unnecessary care and medication prescriptions is the primary purpose of prior authorization. Instead, it has all too often led to slower,| Behavioral Health Business
Magellan Health’s pediatric collaborative care model has yielded an 84% referral-to-enrollment rate for behavioral health support, with 56% of children remaining engaged or graduating from the program following a 40% reduction in their PHQ scores. Now, the health care giant is looking to expand the model’s scale. Early intervention through collaborative care models is often […] The post Magellan Health Frees Up Specialty Care Through Collaborative Pediatric Mental Health Model appeared ...| Behavioral Health Business
Electronic health records (EHRs) are often viewed as the building blocks for modernizing health care. Still, many behavioral health providers are just beginning the process of going digital. Only 63% of providers have a behavioral health-specific EHR platform in place, according to a survey conducted by Behavioral Health Business. Laura Groschen, Acadia Healthcare’s (NASDAQ: ACHC) […] The post Acadia Healthcare CIO Talks Best Practices of Choosing an EHR appeared first on Behavioral Healt...| Behavioral Health Business
Digital value-based care behavioral health provider Ontrak Inc. has ceased operations and will file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Founded in 2003, Ontrak disclosed in public documents that it was dealt a death blow by a prospective customer opting not to partner with the company. It publicly disclosed the development on July 2. The missed prospect […] The post Ontrak Folds: Ending Value-Based Care-Focused Virtual, Engagement Platform appeared first on Behavioral Health Business.| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ article While public attention on Medicaid has primarily focused on cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, other policy changes could significantly impact innovation in the program. Section 1115 waivers have been in place since the 1960s and provide states with an avenue to pilot innovative Medicaid programs tailored […] The post Trump Administration Targets State Health Waivers, Jeopardizing Behavioral Health Programs appeared first on Behavioral Health Business.| Behavioral Health Business
The once-ascendant, long-troubled addiction treatment provider Landmark Recovery has filed for bankruptcy for at least some of its corporate entities, according to public documents. The company’s application for bankruptcy protection marks a critical development in the company’s legal troubles, particularly with its landlords. The dispute at the heart of the bankruptcy involves one of the […] The post Landmark Recovery Files Bankruptcy Amid Missed Rent Fight with Sabra Health Care REIT ...| Behavioral Health Business
Ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), is heading an information probe into the practices and patient outcomes of major for-profit methadone clinics: BayMark, Acadia and New Season. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are a major focus of the inquiry. While they are a primary source of methadone initiation […] The post Lawmakers Question OTP Business Practices of BayMark, Acadia, New Season appeared first on Behavioral Health Business.| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Forty-eight health plans voluntarily signed onto a commitment to simplify prior authorizations across all of health care| Behavioral Health Business
Discovery Senior Living has rolled out a new top-tier luxury brand called Calligraphy. Two communities currently fly the brand’s banner, with more to| Senior Housing News
Senior living operator Merrill Gardens is adopting new technology and finding new ways to engage residents, all in service of making assisted living more| Senior Housing News
Third-party senior living operator and consulting company Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has exceeded the 50-community mark thanks to new relationships with two national REITs. Now at 52 communities primarily in the U.S. Midwest, the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based senior living provider has grown its management portfolio rapidly in the last 12 months. The company is expanding relationships […] The post Senior Living Company Health Dimensions Group Grows Past 50-Community Mark With REIT Partners...| Senior Housing News
A Midwest-based small-home senior living operator is expanding its model with affordability and personalization in mind. Earlier this month, operator Harmony Homes received approval for six, custom-built single-family homes that can each accommodate 16 residents on a 10-acre property in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis. Like other small-home senior living operators, Harmony’s communities […] The post Senior Living Operator Harmony Homes Embraces Small-Home Model With Expansion Ahea...| Senior Housing News
Senior living providers must prepare for “assisted living 2.0,” acuity and care needs rise among prospective residents. As older adults arrive at senior living communities needing help with chronic conditions, ADLs and medication, operators are pressured to adapt to a rapidly changing part of the continuum, according to SelfHelp Home CEO and Executive Director Mark […] The post ‘The New Skilled Nursing’: Assisted Living Operators Adapt to Changing Place in the Care Continuum appeare...| Senior Housing News
Shelly Sun Berkowitz, founder and executive chair of BrightStar Care, has stayed involved with the home care field even after selling her company and stepping from the CEO role into her current position as executive chair. The home care veteran still works directly with families to connect them with care, and she recently bankrolled a […] The post Sun Berkowitz: The Opportunities, Growing Problem In Store For Home Care Providers appeared first on Home Health Care News.| Home Health Care News
New Day Healthcare is an active acquirer of home health, personal care and hospice organizations – but the company’s top executive is pumping the breaks on more home health deals. The proposed Medicare home health rate cut will impact “everything” for the multi-service line provider, CEO G. Scott Herman told Home Health Care News’ sister […] The post How Proposed Medicare Home Health Cuts Are Steering New Day’s Growth, Acquisition Plans appeared first on Home Health Care News.| Home Health Care News
On Aug. 20, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paved the way for the Trump administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for over 63,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal – some of whom are vital to the home-based care industry’s workforce. The panel of judges reversed a lower court […] The post Court Ends Immigration Protections For 3 Countries, Deepening Home-Based Care Staffing Crisis appeared first on Home Health Care News.| Home Health Care News
Two clinician-entrepreneurs have merged their several behavioral health organizations to create Well Behavioral Health, a company zeroed in on a holistic| Behavioral Health Business
Praesum Healthcare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections with a federal court in Florida. Court documents detail allegations that the Lake| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Back-to-school season is an inherently exciting time. Changing grades – maybe transitioning from elementary school to| Behavioral Health Business
Nonprofit therapy and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Rosecrance Behavioral Health has acquired Ascend CHC. With this move, the| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Startups are just about as notorious for failure as the mental health industry is for lagging behind the larger health| Behavioral Health Business
At a time when some virtual mental health providers have decided to tack on brick-and-mortar clinics, Charlie Health is sticking to its guns. The| Behavioral Health Business
Kisco Senior Living has added over 1,000 units to its senior living portfolio since 2023. With more growth on the horizon, the company has turned its| Senior Housing News
Liberty Senior Living is growing and expanding its leadership team, setting the company up for further growth in the coming years. The Wilmington,| Senior Housing News
Older adults are moving into senior living communities at record rates, and average occupancy reached 88.1% in the second quarter of 2025. Average senior| Senior Housing News
A limited rate of new community openings has senior living demand surging in 2025. Senior living operators are making the most of this period. Frontier| Senior Housing News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it would no longer approve funding for some services previously covered by| Home Health Care News
Home-based care industries are experiencing a generational shift in their workforce, coupled with rapidly advancing technology and growing concerns about| Home Health Care News
While the home health industry has been laser-focused on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2026 home health proposed rule rate cuts| Home Health Care News
Seamless and fast admissions processes are crucial to hospice growth. Speedy hospice patient admissions can lead to improved referral numbers,| Hospice News
The back-and-forth proxy fight between Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and Ortelius Advisors reached a new pitch after an independent proxy advisory| Senior Housing News
Talkspace (Nasdaq: TALK) has debuted a new integration with Amazon Pharmacy. In doing so, Talkspace becomes the first behavioral health provider to| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The retirement trend dominating employment conversations may be taking a turn – at least for the addiction treatment| Behavioral Health Business
Ortelius Advisors is making a final push for Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) stockholders to vote for the six nominees Ortelius is supporting in the proxy fight for| Senior Housing News
This is an exclusive BHB+ story There was a time when tech companies thought they could solve every problem in the world with an app. And that| Behavioral Health Business
Chicago’s Millennium Counseling Center was founded as a solo practice in 2004 by Ann Foster. The practice initially focused on process problems, trauma| Behavioral Health Business
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memo to accreditation bodies and state agencies advising surveyors to watch out| Hospice News
Gentiva has set in motion three new disease-specific hospice programs branded as Cancer Comfort Care, Dementia Comfort Care and Cardiac Comfort Care. The| Hospice News
Bristol Hospice has unveiled a new pediatric program dedicated to serving children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. A pilot of the| Hospice News
A company that builds residential retirement villages on the campuses of U.S. universities has announced its second project, which is slated to arrive on| Senior Housing News
Demand for in-home care and a need to expand missions are two primary reasons senior living nonprofits are expanding into home- and community-based| Senior Housing News
Older adults in the “forgotten middle” market are still struggling to access senior housing, but certain changes to legislation and policy could help make| Senior Housing News
United Properties is expanding its Amira brand of senior living communities, initially with the addition of new active adult villas on the campus of a| Senior Housing News
As senior living presses forward with new technology enhancements and investments, there are still a variety of challenges that need to be overcome before| Senior Housing News
New York home care caregivers and consumers on Monday rallied in Latham outside of Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) headquarters. The group called for| Home Health Care News
New York’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has hit another legal hurdle. Two| Home Health Care News
New survey data shows capital sources are still continuing their lending strategies from last year, but shifting economic conditions is lending cautious| Senior Housing News
Build Senior Living has built a portfolio of over 40 senior living communities from ground-up development since the company’s founding in 2012, focusing| Senior Housing News
New York State Department of Health’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its self-directed home care program has been dealt another| Home Health Care News
The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) is backing home care-focused legislation introduced by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Senator| Home Health Care News
Historically, a growing geographic footprint has been a key indicator of success for home-based care providers. Now, that metric is giving way to a new| Home Health Care News
Pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities set to expire March 31 have recently been extended for another six months as federal lawmakers approve a| Hospice News
A group of hospice providers and state associations have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the| Hospice News
Iris Telehealth has acquired innovaTel, a now-former division of Quartet Health, in what could be the first of other acquisitions by the company.| Behavioral Health Business
Home-based care is increasingly delivered under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, often squeezing providers with thin margins. Despite MA’s growing market| Home Health Care News
Orchard Mental Health Group has quadrupled its footprint by acquiring two companies. Formerly known as Quince Orchard Psychotherapy, Orchard Mental| Behavioral Health Business
Leaked documents from the White House show that the Trump administration wants to do away with the certified community behavioral health centers (CCBHC)| Behavioral Health Business
Iris Telehealth laid off staffers just days after it announced the acquisition of a peer organization, innovaTel. On Thursday, social media posts| Behavioral Health Business
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Medicaid faces potential cuts after the Republican-led Congress passed a budget resolution to slash the outlays overseen| Behavioral Health Business
Autism provider Cortica has raised an $80 million equity round. The funds will help the San Diego-based multispecialty pediatric therapy provider| Behavioral Health Business
Indiana's Medicaid program wants to cap coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children and roll out additional workforce regulations. At a| Behavioral Health Business
Two private equity firms and an online college have invested in Conway, Arkansas-based Pediatrics Plus. The PE firms – Leavitt Equity Partners and| Behavioral Health Business
Fullerton, California-based Autism Spectrum Interventions has acquired Quality Behavior Solutions and now operates as Alongside ABA. Alongside ABA| Behavioral Health Business
Editor's note (Feb. 13, 2025): This story was updated after publishing with additional details. Embark Behavioral Health plans to expand its service| Behavioral Health Business
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