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Leaders Take Responsibility, AI Doesn’t
Management Newsletter Article | September 11, 2026News on artificial intelligence (AI) is overwhelming…and conflicting. There is the issue of jobs. American employers announced 97,006 job cuts in May, up 16% from April’s reported 83,387. The technology sector alone reported 38,242 job cuts in May – its… -
How To Prepare AI-Ready Clinical Leadership
Management Newsletter Article | September 11, 2026Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve clinical operations, expand capacity, reduce administrative burden, and strengthen access to care. But in health care, successful AI adoption cannot be measured by how quickly an organization implements a new tool. It… -
Nebraska Medicaid To Cover IMD Services For Serious Mental Illness
Weekly News Wire | September 10, 2026The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a Nebraska Medicaid demonstration amendment allowing the state to receive federal Medicaid reimbursement for short-term treatment in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) for beneficiaries ages 21 to 64 with serious mental… -
UnitedHealthcare Expands Access To Child & Family Behavioral Coaching To 13 Million Commercial Members
Market Watch | September 10, 2026UnitedHealthcare expanded its child and family behavioral coaching program to approximately 13 million eligible members enrolled in its commercial plans. The expansion also adds access for approximately five million members in fully insured plans at no additional cost to employers.… -
North Carolina DHHS Partners With The UNC School Of Social Work To Bring Suicide Prevention Trainings To Universities, Community Colleges
Market Watch | September 10, 2026The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is partnering with the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Social Work to expand access to suicide prevention training at University of North Carolina System universities and community colleges… -
Indiana Releases $68 Billion Procurement For All Four Medicaid Managed Care Programs
Weekly News Wire | September 9, 2026Indiana released a $68 billion procurement to rebid the managed care contracts for all four of its Medicaid managed care programs, covering approximately 1.5 million beneficiaries. The procurement includes Indiana PathWays for Aging, which serves Medicaid members age 60 and… -
Nebraska Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program Section 1115(a) Demonstration Amendment
Market Intelligence Resource | September 9, 2026The Nebraska substance use disorder (SUD) program section 1115(a) demonstration amendment was published on August 14, 2026. This demonstration allows for Medicaid coverage of short-term stays for Medicaid recipients between the ages of 21 and 64 diagnosed with serious mental illness… -
Mend Well Launches Expanded Chronic Condition Management, Extending Surgical Care Into Long-Term Obesity & Hypertension Support
Market Watch | September 8, 2026Mend expanded its Mend Well program, formerly branded as Upgraid, from a perioperative nutrition and remote monitoring program into a chronic care platform that now includes support for obesity and hypertension management. The program continues to support consumers throughout the… -
Federal Government To Launch A National Missing Person Alert Initiative For People With Autism
Weekly News Wire | September 8, 2026The federal government is developing a national initiative intended to improve emergency response when children and adults with autism go missing. Announced August 21, 2026, the National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative will provide state, tribal, territorial, and… -
OPEN MINDS Announces The 2026 CEO Tech & AI Summit, Sponsored By Qualifacts
Press Release | September 5, 2026GETTYSBURG, PA. (September 5, 2026) — OPEN MINDS announced The 2026 OPEN MINDS CEO Tech & AI Summit, sponsored by Qualifacts, a full-day summit for health and human services chief executives, taking place Wednesday, October 28, 2026, within The 2026… -
Addressing Appropriate Access To Residential Behavioral Health Treatment For Children In Medicaid
Market Intelligence Resource | September 4, 2026This resource from The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission looks at appropriate access to residential treatment services for youth who are enrolled in Medicaid. Federal law requires that services (e.g., behavioral health) be provided to youth with disabilities.… -
North Dakota Medicaid Adds Host Homes For Children With I/DD As New Waiver Service
Weekly News Wire | September 3, 2026North Dakota Medicaid added host homes as a new service under its Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and related conditions, effective June 1, 2026. The service provides temporary, family-style living arrangements for children with intellectual/developmental… -
Louisiana To Raise I/DD Services Reimbursement By 3% On October 1, 2026
Market Watch | September 3, 2026Effective October 1, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Supports (OIDD), will implement partial rate increases for home- and community-based services (HCBS). The selected services were identified in a 2025 HCBS Rate Study.… -
The Autism Stats Tell It All
Executive Briefing | September 2, 2026“When an autistic child goes missing, every minute matters,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announcing the first-ever National Autism Missing and Endangered Person alert initiative last month – HHS Launches First… -
A Quarter Of Adults Entering SUD Treatment Screen Positive For Psychosis
Weekly News Wire | September 2, 2026The percentage of adults entering substance use disorder (SUD) treatment who screened positive for probable-to-extreme psychosis symptoms increased from 19.4% during the January 2019 through June 2021 period to 23.9% during the January 2024 through June 2026 period. During the… -
North Dakota Approved Request For An Amendment To A §1915(c) Home & Community-Based Services Waiver
Market Intelligence Resource | September 2, 2026The waiver amendment was approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and went into effect on June 1, 2026 . It permits the North Dakota Medicaid program to implement a host home program for children with intellecutal/developmental disability… -
Armor Health Deploys ACE Geriatric Model Of Care At Franklin County, Ohio Correctional Facilities
Market Watch | September 1, 2026Armor Health, which provides correctional health services, deployed the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model of care at the Franklin County Correctional Facilities. Armor plans to expand the ACE model to other facilities nationwide where it has contracts. The ACE… -
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… -
Child Welfare Involvement Linked To 24% Lower Emergency Department Use Among Substance-Exposed Infants
Weekly News Wire | September 1, 2026Infants with prenatal substance exposure (PSE) who were involved with the child welfare system (CWS) at birth had a 24% lower rate of repeat moderate- to high-complexity emergency department (ED) use during their first year of life than siblings with PSE who were… -
Mend Launches Coordinate™, An AI Coordinator That Helps Behavioral Health Organizations Prevent No-Shows & Recover Lost Capacity
Press Release | August 29, 2026The newest member of the Mend product suite, Coordinate™ predicts which appointments are at risk, re-engages patients before slots go dark, and keeps teams in control of every action. ORLANDO, Fla., August 25, 2026. Mend today announced the launch of… -
AI, Predictive Analytics, Cybersecurity & The Future Of PACE Headline OPEN MINDS Core Executive Sessions At The 2026 Technology & Analytics Institute
Press Release | August 29, 2026Gettysburg, Pa. (August 29, 2026) – With margins tightening, health and human service executives are increasingly asking what their technology investments are producing: Which consumers are getting better? What has changed operationally? And are those investments improving cost and performance?… -
FDA Clears C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2, The First Alzheimer’s Blood Test For Adults With Cognitive Symptoms As Young As 40
Market Watch | August 28, 2026The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2 blood test for use in conjunction with a standard clinical evaluation to aid in identifying amyloid pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA-cleared test is indicated for adults as… -
Intrinsic Capacity Framework For Geroscience & Healthspan Trials: A Consensus
Market Intelligence Resource | August 28, 2026May 18, 2026, ARPA-H Convened Working Group published a document with the purpose to provide FDA with expert consensus recommendations on how intrinsic capacity (IC) and its domains might be measured and used as clinical endpoints and enrichment tools in… -
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… -
Newton County, Georgia Awards Armor Health $4 Million Correctional Health Care Contract
Weekly News Wire | August 27, 2026Newton County, Georgia approved a contract with Armor Health on July 22, 2026, to provide correctional health care services at the Newton County Sheriff’s Office Jail in Covington. Armor Health began providing services on August 1, replacing NaphCare. The initial…
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