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Waiting Or Drifting?
Executive Briefing | July 2, 2025Right now, most executives in every field are faced with key decisionsāin investments, expansion, hiring, and more (see Small Businesses Say Theyāre Pulling Back On Hiring Amid Tariff Uncertainty). But uncertainty in the market (in Federal policy, the pending Congressional budget bill,… -
10% Of 5.3 Million California Residents With SUD Received Specialty Addiction TreatmentĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 2, 2025About 5.36 million California residents age 12 and older met the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2021, but only 545,000, about 10%, received specialty addiction treatment, according to a recent report issued by Hollywood Hills Recovery. Approximately… -
Maine To Eliminate Planned Use Of Restraints For Adults With Developmental DisabilitiesĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 2, 2025On June 12, 2025, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation to eliminate the planned use of safety devices or restraints for adults with developmental disabilities. The practice calls for an individual to be restrained in certain circumstances to prevent the… -
Prescriptions Of Anti-Obesity GLP-1 Medications For Adolescents Increased 1.5-Fold Between 2023 & 2024Ā
Weekly News Wire | July 2, 2025Prescriptions of one of the two anti-obesity GLP-1 medications approved for use by adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the United States increased 1.5-fold, from 9.9 per 100,000 in 2023 to 14.8 per 100,000 in 2024, according to a recent… -
U.S. House Committee On Homeland Security Launches Probe Of Aid To Migrants From Nongovernmental OrganizationsĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 2, 2025On June 11, 2025, the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability launched a probe into more than 200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that the committee believes were involved in providing services or support to… -
Court Orders Texas To Stop Segregating People With I/DD In Nursing FacilitiesĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 2, 2025On June 19, 2025, a federal judge in Texas ruled that state segregation of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) in nursing facilities without mandated services or opportunities for community living must end and ordered the state and the plaintiffsā attorneys… -
Itās Harder To Get Paid
Executive Briefing | July 1, 2025For health care executives, 2024 was not a great year for revenue cycle management (RCM). A recent analysis of claims and billing data concluded what most executive teams knowāitās harder to get paid than it was a year ago. TheĀ February… -
432 Rural Hospitals At Risk Of ClosureĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 1, 2025A study has predicted that 432 rural hospitals are vulnerable to closure, and that of the 48 states with rural hospitals, 38 have at least one vulnerable hospital, according to a report by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. In… -
For An Average Family Of Four Covered By An Employer-Sponsored Health Plan, Average Health Care Spending Increased 188% Between 2005 & 2025Ā
Weekly News Wire | July 1, 2025Health care costs for a family of four with employer-sponsored health benefits in 2025 are projected at $35,119, up 188% from $12,214 in 2005, according to the 2025 Milliman Medical Index (MMI). The MMI is based on the cost of… -
Supreme Court Narrows Medicaid Beneficiary Right To Sue To Enforce āFree Choice Of Providerā ProvisionsĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 1, 2025On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid beneficiaries lack standing to sue states to enforce the Medicaid Actās āfree choice of providerā provision if a state chooses not to permit a provider organization to participate. The… -
Ziegler Completes Final Phase Of Bankruptcy Sale Of Christian Horizons Senior Living AssetsĀ
Market Watch | July 1, 2025Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, announced the sale of the final two senior living assets in the Christian Horizons portfolio. Affiliates of BEH Partners purchased two supportive living facilities located in Southern Illinois after receiving approval from the federal Department… -
Molina Healthcare Of Nevada Grants Over $700,000 To Support Greater Access To CareĀ
Market Watch | July 1, 2025Molina Healthcare of Nevada (Molina), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord (MolinaCares), announced over $700,000 in grants to 14 community-based organizations to help increase access to care for Nevadans in Clark and Washoe counties. Since 2022, MolinaCares has invested nearly… -
Headspace Launches Insurance-Covered Therapy Direct To Consumers, Unlocking Access For 90 Million Americans NationwideĀ
Market Watch | July 1, 2025Headspace, which offers a comprehensive mental health platform, launched Therapy by Headspace, a direct-to-consumer therapy service available to consumers in all 50 states. After a decade of providing therapy through employers and health plans, the company is now making care… -
Healthy Blue Louisiana & Grace At The Greenlight Partner To Support Vulnerable Communities In New OrleansĀ
Market Watch | July 1, 2025Healthy Blue Louisiana, one of Louisianaās Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO), and Grace at the Greenlight, a New Orleans nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness, are partnering to expand access to essential services such as food, shelter, and support for… -
Healthsperien’s Center For Behavioral Health Launches Initiatives To Transform Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder TreatmentĀ
Market Watch | July 1, 2025Healthsperienās Center for Behavioral Health launched two initiatives, Action for Progress and Invest for Progress, intended to transform mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Healthsperien is a health care policy and strategic advisory firm. The two new initiatives… -
California To Move An ICF-DD Setting From Waiver To State Plan To Comply With Federal HCBS Settings Final RuleĀ
Weekly News Wire | July 1, 2025The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is developing a state-plan amendment (SPA) to move one of its Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) housing settings for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) from waiver coverage to become a state plan benefit.… -
Supreme Court Ruling In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
Market Intelligence Resource | July 1, 2025The ruling was issued on June 26, 2025, by the Supreme Court of the United States. In this case, the court considered whether federal Medicaid statutes gave beneficiaries standing to sue the state to enforce the Medicaid “any-qualified-provider provision.” In… -
Is Your Strategy Age Ready?
Executive Briefing | June 30, 2025A new Census Bureau reportāOlder Adults Outnumber Children In 11 States, Nearly Half Of Countiesāshould have every executive thinking. Older adults now outnumber children in 11 statesāup from just three states in 2020. Nearly half of all counties across the country… -
Workplace & Community Violence Cost Hospitals $18 Billion AnnuallyĀ
Weekly News Wire | June 30, 2025Hospitals and health systems spent about $18.27 billion in 2023 to pay for goods and services to prevent and respond to workplace and community violence, according to a recent report. The costs included health care treatment for victims, security staffing… -
Electroconvulsive Therapy Cuts Suicide Risk By 34% In Severe DepressionĀ
Weekly News Wire | June 30, 2025Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reduces suicide risk by 34% among individuals with severe depression, according to a recent study. Additionally, individuals treated with ECT showed a moderate reduction in suicidal thoughts. The researchers concluded that consistent observational data supports the protective… -
SAMHSA To End Pilot For Specialized LGBTQ+ Youth Services Through 988Ā
Weekly News Wire | June 30, 2025On June 17, 2025, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988 Lifeline) will no longer separate calls from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual orientation (LGB+) youth as of… -
Colorado Eases Regulations On Assisted Living ResidencesāÆāÆĀ
Weekly News Wire | June 30, 2025On May 28, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed legislation that includes provisions to ease regulations that affect how assisted living residences add capacity. The legislation, House Bill 25-1216 (HB25-1213), goes into effect on August 5, 2025. The legislation includes… -
HHS Cancels $766 Million Moderna Funding For Investigational Influenza Vaccines Ā
Market Watch | June 30, 2025The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) terminated its Biden-administration-era $766 million funding to Moderna for investigational influenza vaccines. The funds were awarded through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a program that focuses on rapid… -
Ksana Health & Children’s Wisconsin Partner To Enhance Pediatric Behavioral Health CareĀ
Market Watch | June 30, 2025Ksana Health, which provides digital mental health solutions for research and health care, and Children’s Wisconsin, a pediatric health care system, announced a collaboration to transform pediatric primary care behavioral health. Leveraging the Pediatric Primary Care Integrated Behavioral Health model,…
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