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A Quarter Of Adults Entering SUD Treatment Screen Positive For Psychosis
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… -
16% Of Americans Needing Substance Use Disorder Treatment Receive It
September 2, 2026About 16.0%, or 7.6 million, of the estimated 47.2 million Americans age 12 and older who needed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in 2025 received treatment during the year. The remaining 84.0%, or 39.6 million people, did not receive SUD… -
CMS To Require SNFs To Report Quality Data For Skilled Care Across All Payers
September 2, 2026The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a requirement for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to submit Minimum Data Set (MDS) information for all residents receiving covered skilled care, regardless of payer, beginning with residents admitted on October 1,… -
U.S.-Born U.S. Medical Graduates Are A Minority In 9 Of 11 Internal Medicine Subspecialties
September 2, 2026Physicians born in the United States who graduated from U.S. medical schools represented a minority of physicians in nine of 11 internal medicine subspecialties in 2026. They represented a majority only in gastroenterology, at 53.8%, and hospice and palliative medicine,… -
Medicare Removes Homelessness & Housing Instability Codes From Higher-Payment Hospital Classification
September 2, 2026Beginning October 1, 2026, Medicare will no longer classify 10 diagnosis codes for homelessness, inadequate housing, and housing instability as complications or comorbidities (CCs) when determining payment for inpatient hospital stays. The change means documenting one of these housing circumstances… -
Illinois Enacts New Financial Disclosure Requirements For Disability Provider Organizations
September 2, 2026A new Illinois law will require certain developmental disability provider organizations to disclose whether they are owned, managed, or contained within a fund owned or managed by an asset management company beginning July 1, 2027. Organizations with such relationships will… -
Illinois Expands Supported Decision-Making To All Adults, Not Only Those With I/DD
September 1, 2026Illinois enacted a law expanding access to supported decision-making beyond adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). House Bill (HB) 5365, signed on July 30, 2026, expands eligibility under the state’s Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act beginning January 1, 2027. Previously, the Supported… -
79.3% Of Young Adults In Study Had Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Risk Or Disease
September 1, 2026Nearly four out of five young adults in a recent study had cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome risk or disease by an average age of 22.9 years, suggesting that cardiovascular and metabolic risk is emerging well before middle age. Of the 1,283… -
Child Welfare Involvement Linked To 24% Lower Repeat Emergency Department Use Among Substance-Exposed Infants
September 1, 2026Medicaid-covered infants with prenatal substance exposure (PSE) who were involved with the child welfare system (CWS) at birth had a 3.7 percentage-point, or 24%, lower rate of repeat moderate- to high-complexity emergency department (ED) use during their first year of… -
$60 Billion In Federal Medicaid Hospital Payments Across 37 States Exceeds New Payment Limits
September 1, 2026At least 37 states, with the count including the District of Columbia, have Medicaid state-directed payment (SDP) arrangements for hospitals that exceed new federal payment limits beginning to phase in in 2028. An estimated $60.1 billion in current annual federal…
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