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Feds To Invest Up To $100 Million In Leading-Edge, Evidence-Based Approaches To Behavioral Health Treatment
December 8, 2025The federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) plans to invest up to $100 million in leading-edge quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health (EVIDENT) initiative.… -
Virtual Care Linked To Sustained Reduction In Low-Acuity Emergency Department Visit Volume At Veterans Affairs Hospitals
December 8, 2025After the Veterans Affairs Health System (VA) expanded access to virtual care systemwide in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the volume of low-acuity emergency department (ED) visits declined, falling to 12% below the pre-COVID baseline… -
CMS Seeks Five More State Medicaid Agencies To Participate In The Innovation In Behavioral Health Model
December 8, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks up to five more state Medicaid agencies to participate in the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model. The seven-year, voluntary service delivery and payment model promotes integrated care in behavioral health… -
Texas DFPS To Pilot Community-Based Child Welfare Services In Rural Areas
December 8, 2025The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is preparing to pilot its community-based care (CBC) child welfare model in rural areas. DFPS intends to select a lead entity to manage child welfare services in rural areas in which… -
Two Studies Show Issues With Use Of Large Language Model Chatbots In Mental Health Risk Assessment & Treatment
December 4, 2025General purpose large language model (LLM)-based chatbots are not ready for use as stand-alone mental health risk assessment or in treatment, according to two studies that compared LLMs to human clinical professionals. In a study of whether LLM chatbots provided… -
North Texas Sees Ongoing Challenges Facing Children & Families
December 4, 2025The eight-county region of North Texas is managing ongoing challenges facing children and families, according to a recent analysis assessing their quality of life and well-being. Challenges span health, economic security, safety, and education. Researchers for Children’s Health, a large… -
Private Equity Acquisitions Of Home Health Agencies Surged In 2017, 2018 & 2021
December 4, 2025Between 2006 and 2024, 749 unique home health agencies (HHAs) were acquired by private equity (PE) firms. In most of those years, PE firms acquired fewer than 50 HHAs. The bulk of PE acquisitions took place in three years: 2017… -
San Diego County, California, Awards $4.8 Million Safe Haven Housing Services Contracts To Episcopal Community Services
December 4, 2025San Diego County, California, awarded contracts valued together at more than $4.8 million over five years to Episcopal Community Services (ECS) of San Diego to provide transitional housing and supportive services to homeless adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness… -
Florida Seeks To Relieve Those Permanently Disabled From 12-Month Medicaid Eligibility Redetermination
December 4, 2025In a request dated November 4, 2025, Florida sought to amend its Section 1115(a) Research and Demonstration Managed Medical Assistance Waiver with a request for an eligibility redetermination exemption. The state is proposing to exempt individuals who are permanently disabled… -
Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Concerned About Health Care Costs In The Coming Year
December 4, 2025In a recent survey, 47% of adults in the United States reported concerns about affording necessary health care during the coming year. In the past three months, one in five survey respondents reported they or someone in their household could…
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