Mental Health
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Health Connect America Gets Fined $4.6M for Wrongful Billing of Medicaid
Health Connect America, a mental health company, improperly billed Virginia Medicaid for three different behavioral health services for children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Western District of Virginia.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Virgin Pulse Expands Partnership with Headspace
Through an expanded partnership, Virgin Pulse’s clients who use the Homebase for Health platform can now access Headspace’s full suite of services. This includes an on-demand employee assistance program, clinical support and self-guided tools.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Mental Health Platform for Seniors Launches with $115M in Financing
Author Health helps seniors with serious mental illness and substance use disorders by working with Medicare Advantage plans. The company launched Wednesday with $115 million in financing, and announced that Humana is its first payer partner.
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Evernorth: 1 in 4 Adults Diagnosed with ADHD Don’t Get Treated
An Evernorth study found that in 2021, 25% of adults with ADHD did not receive any treatment, though this is a decrease from 38.5% in 2017. About 21.4% of adults with ADHD received both medication and behavioral therapy in 2021, up from 12.9% in 2017.
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Survey: Employers Aren’t Doing Enough To Support Employees’ Mental Health
A Northeast Business Group on Health survey, published Monday, found that 26% of employers never identify the needs of employees, nor the “awareness and effectiveness” of their mental health programs. About three in ten respondents don’t have messaging campaigns through social media and internal platforms on mental health.
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MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
5 Strategies to Break the Stigma and Promote Well-Being
Let’s explore the top 5 steps to promote well-being and mental health while breaking the stigma from your society.
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CVS Health Exec: The Behavioral Health Industry Needs a ‘Common App’ for Insurance
There are a lot of administrative hurdles behavioral health providers have to go through to join an insurer’s network. That’s why the industry needs something similar to the “Common App” for applying to be in-network with insurers, said Cara McNulty, president of behavioral health and mental wellbeing at CVS Health. The Common App allows students to apply to multiple colleges through one application.
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BCBS Massachusetts Sees Mental Health Spending Double Since Start of Covid-19
In response to the growing mental health need, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has grown its mental health provider network by 50% over the last five years to more than 18,000 clinicians.
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Report: 22% of People Have a Behavioral Health Condition, Account for 41% of Healthcare Spend
About 87% of those with a behavioral health condition also have one or more medical conditions, according to a new analysis from the Evernorth Research Institute.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Clinicians Offer Snapshot from Day in the Life of Delivering Care at Teladoc Health
In a series of interviews, two Teladoc Health physicians and a therapist offered a window into a day in the life of delivering virtual care.
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How State Medicaid Programs Are Responding to the Behavioral Health Crisis
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration identifies three core crisis services that should be available to those in need of behavioral health support: crisis hotlines, mobile crisis units and crisis stabilization. However, 33 state Medicaid programs don’t cover all of these services, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found.
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Atlantic Health System Adopts NeuroFlow’s Platform to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services
NeuroFlow — a company that provides behavioral health integration software — struck a new partnership with Atlantic Health System, which will be using the company’s technology across 16 ACO sites. The health system’s goals for the partnership are to expand access to behavioral health professionals, alleviate administrative burden among primary care practices and improve performance in its ACO’s value-based contracts.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Physicians
Recognizing Mental Healthcare Efforts Benefits Both Patients and Providers
Recognizing exceptional mental healthcare providers can lead to improved patient outcomes. Patients tend to have a better experience when they feel appreciated and valued. Acknowledging the efforts of mental healthcare providers can enhance the quality of care provided and, in turn, lead to better patient outcomes.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Physicians
The Emotional Impact of Bariatric Surgery: Helping Patients Understand How to Protect Their Mental Health on Their Weight Loss Journey
Bariatric surgery is not a magical cure-all for poor self-esteem. Bariatric patients might find themselves struggling even more with their self-confidence after their surgery than before. Helping them understand the emotional impact it can have on their life can mentally prepare them for their transformation.
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Horizon Taps Solera Health for Condition Management Platform
A new partnership between Horizon and Solera will initially focus on services for musculoskeletal conditions, stress, sleep and resilience, tobacco cessation and weight management. Employers who get their insurance through Horizon will be able to select which conditions its population needs care for and then employees will have access to a selection of health tech vendors for these conditions.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
