Healthcare

Authors: Alexandra B. Maulden, Hannah E. Zaitlin, Christopher J. Donovan The content of this post was originally published on www.foley.com   Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will expand and increase coverage of certain services and providers to advance access to prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health services. These changes, …

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Authors: Andrew Sudimack, Daniel Polsky October 25, 2022 The content of this post was originally published on www.healthaffairs.org     Hospitals in the United States are on track for their worst financial year in decades. According to a recent report, median hospital operating margins were cumulatively negative through the first eight months of 2022. For …

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The content of this post was originally published on www.aha.org A new Fast Facts infographic on behavioral health provides statistics on the number of psychiatric and other behavioral health hospitals and hospital services in the U.S. Included is trend data on hospitals providing suicide prevention services and on hospitals that are integrating behavioral health care …

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Author : Steven Ross Johnson The content of this post was originally published on www.usnews.com     Though the report does not specifically cite the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason why people received treatment, its findings come amid widespread acknowledgement that the crisis has contributed to worse mental health for many.   New research shows the …

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  Author: UnknownThe contents of this post originally published on www.who.int   In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes …

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