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SUD Recovery Incorporating Health-Related Social Needs: An IHPA Best Practice Case Study
Sponsored by RecademyOn-Demand Webinar | September 3, 2026Transportation, housing, food insecurity, and other health-related social needs can directly influence whether individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) enter treatment, remain engaged, and sustain recovery. The challenge for provider organizations is building care models that can address these real-world… -
Clinical Results Need Financial Innovation
Executive Briefing | September 1, 2026Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) programs are one of many initiatives to move provider organization care delivery and payment to models focused on performance with value-based reimbursement (VBR). Since the model was established in 2017 with 66 CCBHCs operating… -
New Autism Rules Of The Road
Executive Briefing | August 27, 2026Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its ‘state toolkit’ on applied behavior analysis (ABA) benefit management – State Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Program Applied Behavior Analysis Toolkit). The toolkit was released with the… -
Meridian Health Plan Of Illinois Partners With Somethings To Provide Virtual Peer Mental Health For Youth Medicaid Members
Market Watch | August 26, 2026An Illinois Medicaid health plan, Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc. (Meridian), partnered with Somethings, a digital mental health platform focused on peer mental health services for youth. Through this partnership, Meridian will offer access to peer-based mental health support… -
Syra Health & Nora Mental Health Announce Telehealth Partnership To Expand Mental & Behavioral Health Services Access Across Indiana
Market Watch | August 26, 2026Syra Health Corp. and Nora Mental Health entered into a partnership to expand access to mental and behavioral health services in Indiana through telehealth integration with Syra Health’s Syrenity behavioral health platform. The partnership connects licensed Nora Mental Health therapists… -
Moving From Acute To Chronic
Executive Briefing | August 20, 2026Much of the coverage of addiction – in the popular press and the health care press – is focused on the acute stage of the disease. Overdoses, suicide attempts, detox, and intensive inpatient/residential stays get much of the media attention… -
Lyric Health Introduces Asynchronous Care, A Digital Messaging Service To Expand Its Virtual Health Platform
Market Watch | August 20, 2026Lyric Health launched Asynchronous Care, a new capability within its virtual health care platform that enables members to connect with licensed health care professionals through secure digital messaging when clinically appropriate. The new offering complements Lyric’s existing video and telephone… -
OPEN MINDS Announces The 2026 CFO Summit For Health & Human Services Finance Leaders, Sponsored By Netsmart
Press Release | August 15, 2026Gettysburg, PA (August 15, 2026) OPEN MINDS announced The 2026 OPEN MINDS CFO Summit, sponsored by Netsmart, a full-day summit for health and human services finance executives, taking place Thursday, October 1, 2026, within The 2026 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership… -
Artemis Adolescent Healing Center Launches PILLARS Program To Help Parents Strengthen Families After Teen Behavioral Health Treatment
Market Watch | August 14, 2026Artemis Adolescent Healing Center launched a new program called PILLARS to support parents and families as their teens return home from behavioral health treatment. The program addresses a part of adolescent recovery that is sometimes overlooked: helping parents build the… -
Doing Better, Together
Executive Briefing | August 12, 2026Greetings from sunny San Francisco and the opening of the 2026 OPEN MINDS Service Excellence Institute. Our focus this week is on the best practices and service delivery models that drive better outcomes for consumers with complex needs. And that… -
Managing The Overlap
Executive Briefing | August 10, 2026These findings on the co-occurrence of depression and diabetes are not unusual. Consumers with many other chronic health conditions also have higher rates of behavioral health disorders. A recent comparative study – Evaluation Of Depression In Adults With And Without… -
OPEN MINDS & Alera Health Extend Strategic Partnership: Expanding Clinical Integrated Networks Nationally
Press Release | August 8, 2026Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. August 8, 2026—OPEN MINDS and Alera Health announced today that they have extended their strategic partnership through the remainder of 2026 to support the continued expansion of clinically integrated ONEcare Networks nationally. ONEcare Networks advance behavioral health care by improving care coordination, expanding access to data, and… -
OPEN MINDS Announces The 2026 Workforce Best Practices Summit For Health & Human Services, Sponsored By Qualifacts
Press Release | August 8, 2026Gettysburg, PA (August 8, 2026)—OPEN MINDS announced The 2026 OPEN MINDS Health & Human Services Workforce Best Practices Summit, sponsored by Qualifacts, a full-day summit for the executives responsible for building and sustaining the health and human services workforce, taking… -
CMS Proposes Restricting Third-Party Provision Of Medicare Remote Monitoring Services
Weekly News Wire | July 29, 2026The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed prohibiting Medicare reimbursement for remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services when they are provided (“furnished”) by clinical staff contracted through a third party. CMS said it… -
Thompson Family Forward By Thompson Child & Family Focus: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
Innovative Program Profile | July 28, 2026Founded in 1886, Thompson Child & Family Focus (Thompson) provides child welfare and behavioral health services, focusing on prevention, mental health, and foster care. Thompson holds national accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA), and its mission statement is “All… -
Beach House Expands Its Behavioral Health Services By Adding A Mental Health Partial Hospitalization Program
Market Watch | July 27, 2026Beach House Behavioral Health, Inc., a substance abuse and mental health treatment provider organization, added a mental health partial hospitalization program. The expanded model is intended to provide a multi-level, clinically guided continuum of care that includes residential treatment, a… -
Maven Clinic Introduces Maven Intelligence, An AI-Powered Care Management System For Women’s & Family Health
Market Watch | July 23, 2026Maven Clinic, a virtual clinic focused on women’s and family health, introduced Maven Intelligence, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered care management system embedded across its virtual clinic, care programs, and benefits platform. It is a closed-loop system that draws data from… -
C2N Diagnostics Announces Anthem BCBS As Nation’s First To Cover PrecivityAD2 Blood Test For Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Market Watch | July 21, 2026C2N Diagnostics, LLC (C2N) announced that, beginning October 1, 2026, eligible Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield members will be the first in the United States to receive insurance coverage for the PrecivityAD2 blood test for Alzheimer’s disease. The coverage… -
Creation Behavioral Healthcare Wins $31 Million Contract For Recuperative Care & Substance Use Recovery In San Diego
Weekly News Wire | July 21, 2026San Diego County, California, awarded a $31 million contract to New Creation Behavioral Healthcare Foundation (New Creation) to provide recuperative care and substance use recovery services for adults ages 18 and older experiencing unstable housing. The initial contract term runs… -
Thompson Youth Stabilization By Thompson Child & Family Focus: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
Innovative Program Profile | July 21, 2026Founded in 1886, Thompson Child & Family Focus (Thompson) is a nonprofit organization providing child welfare and behavioral health services focused on prevention, mental health, and foster care. The organization is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). Its mission… -
Handspring Raises $19 Million To Expand Its Youth Mental Health Care Nationwide
Market Watch | July 14, 2026Handspring, a virtual mental health clinic serving youth, young adults, and their families, announced $19 million in Series B financing. The round was led by RPS Ventures, with participation from new investor Angelini Ventures and returning investors Cobalt Ventures, NextView… -
Author Health Expands, Brings Specialized Behavioral Health Services To Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Market Watch | July 14, 2026Author Health, which offers mental health and dementia care for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Special Needs Plan recipients, announced its expansion into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The expansion adds behavioral health support and services for seniors in both states, aiming… -
HillsidesCares By Hillsides: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
Innovative Program Profile | July 14, 2026Founded in 1913, Hillsides is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides residential, community-based, and youth services to at-risk children and their families. The organization is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). Their mission is “healing children and young adults,… -
Wellvana Adds 190,000 Medicare Beneficiaries For 2026 Through New ACO Partnerships
Market Watch | July 13, 2026Wellvana announced it will support 190,000 new Medicare beneficiaries in 2026 through its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) partners. The growth reflects demand from provider organizations seeking support with shared savings, downside risk preparation, and clinical… -
VBR Options At A Small Scale – Three Contracting Scenarios
Management Newsletter Article | July 10, 2026Most behavioral health and human service organizations generating less than $60 million in revenue are preparing for a value-based reimbursement (VBR) contract that does not exist in the form they expect. The disconnect is that many behavioral health provider organizations…