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Maryland Association of Counties Comment On Maryland Senate Bill 594 Public Healthâ- Use Of Opioid Restitution Fund & Training Under the Overdose Response ProgramÂ
Market Intelligence Resource | July 18, 2025The Maryland Association of Counties issued its support for the legislation on March 19, 2025. The legislation makes changes to appropriate uses for the state’s Opioid Restitution Fund. The bill proposed expanding the range of allowable uses for fund dollars… -
Opioid Use Disorder: Treatment With Injectable & Implantable Buprenorphine
Market Intelligence Resource | July 18, 2025In August 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (ACO) published a report focused on injectable and implantable controlled substances that can be used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), and specifically, describes the process for treating OUD with injectable and… -
The DSP Talent Challenge
Executive Briefing | July 17, 2025Finding and keeping direct support professionals (DSPs) on the job is a strategic issue for most provider organizations serving consumers with I/DD. Many of these provider organizations are closing programs and/or delaying the launch of new growth initiatives because of shortages… -
Brightli & Centerstone Plan Merger To Form $1 Billion Behavioral Health Powerhouse Across Nine States
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, non-profit behavioral health provider organizations Brightli and Centerstone entered into a non-binding agreement with the intent to merge and create a unified organization. The result would be a large non-profit specialty provider organization with more than… -
Maryland Updates Opioid Fund Rules & Adds Paramedic Buprenorphine ProgramÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025On July 1, 2025, three new bills in Maryland went into effect to expand access to opioid use disorder treatment by giving local governments greater access to funds from the stateâs opioid settlement. Two of the bills modify how the… -
Single-Dose Psilocybin Shows Lasting Mental Health Benefits For Those With CancerÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025A single dose of psilocybinâa naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain mushroomsâcombined with psychological therapy can provide sustained reductions in depression and anxiety in individuals with cancer and major depressive disorder (MDD), according to the results of an ongoing… -
Iowa Ends Annual Insurance Limits On Autism Coverage
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025On July 1, 2025, a new Iowa state law went into effect that prohibits commercial insurance plans from imposing an aggregate annual or lifetime limit on coverage benefits for medically necessary services, including applied behavior analysis (ABA) for residents with… -
Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations Decline For First Time Since 2009Â
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025Between 2019 and 2022, the total number of pediatric mental health hospitalizations declined for the first time since 2009, according to a recent study. The goal of the study was to evaluate changes in the number of pediatric mental health… -
Study Links Antipsychotic Discontinuation To Lower Rehospitalization In Older AdultsÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 17, 2025Among older adults without psychiatric disorders who filled a prescription for an antipsychotic prescribed to manage hospitalization-related delirium but later stopped taking the medication, the risk of rehospitalization and all-cause mortality was lower than among a similar group who did… -
Building A Quality & Safety Infrastructure: The Harris Center Case Study
Executive Education On-Demand | July 17, 2025This OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable was delivered on July 17, 2025, by Luming Li, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, and Trudy Leidich, Vice President, Clinical Transformation and Quality at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. They discussed how they transformed their organization… -
Innovation Adoption Among Specialty Care & Primary Care Provider Organizations: The Results Of The 2025Â OPEN MINDSÂ Innovation Adoption Survey
Market Intelligence Resource | July 17, 2025One of the biggest questions for executives of health care provider organizations is which innovations to select for adoption in the upcoming year. This new report, Innovation Adoption Among Specialty Care & Primary Care Provider Organizations: The Results Of The 2025 OPEN… -
Samsung Acquires U.S. Health Care Data Integration Company XealthÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement to acquire Xealth, a health care integration platform that uses digital health tools and care programs to improve outcomes. Financial terms were not disclosed. Samsung anticipates that the acquisition will help advance Samsungâs transformation… -
The Columbus Organization Acquires Diversified Resources, Inc.Â
Market Watch | July 16, 2025The Columbus Organization (Columbus), which offers outcomes-based care coordination services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), conditions associated with aging, and complex health concerns, acquired Georgia-based Diversified Resources, Inc. (DRI). Financial terms were not disclosed. DRI is a multi-capability agency… -
Community Partners Acquires South Eastern New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services In Strafford CountyÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Community Partners of Strafford County acquired South Eastern New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (SENHS). This strategic move helps integrate mental health and addiction services in Strafford County. Financial terms were not disclosed. SENHS, founded in 1979 by Anne… -
Bradford Health Acquires Three Texas-Based Addiction Treatment ProgramsÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Bradford Health Services, which provides addiction treatment, acquired three Texas-based programs serving the central and northern regions of the state. Bradford Health is in the process of expanding its network of regional provider organizations. This is the companyâs second strategic… -
Orchard Mental Health Group Acquires Maryland Counseling AssociatesÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Orchard Mental Health Group acquired Maryland Counseling Associates, adding four new locations to its footprint and 31 health care professionals to its clinical workforce. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Orchardâs service lines to also include Suboxone prescriptions… -
Jaan Health Secures $25 Million To Expand Its AI-Powered Platform Phamily To Support Between-Visit Care For Chronic IllnessÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Jaan Health, which provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered consumer engagement platform Phamily, secured more than $25 million in funding to accelerate the transformation of between-visit care for people with chronic health conditions. The company plans to use the funding to… -
ConnectionsPlus Healthcare + Hospice Launches Dementia Care Management ProgramÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025ConnectionsPlus Healthcare + Hospice (ConnectionsPlus) in Virginia launched a new Dementia Care Management Program. It is designed as a compassionate, community-based initiative to help individuals living with dementiaâand the family caregivers who support themâaccess personalized care and essential resources throughout… -
Wysa Partners With RxCap To Advance Medication AdherenceÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025Wysa, which provides virtual behavioral health support, partnered with RxCap, which provides remote monitoring solutions for medication adherence. The collaboration brings RxCapâs remote monitoring technology into Wysaâs artificial intelligence (AI)-driven care platform. The goal is to give clinical professionals and… -
A New Leaf Opens New Day Center To Serve Adults With I/DDÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025On July 7, 2025, A New Leaf (ANL) in Oklahoma opened its new Day Center to serve adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). This community-based program provides structured activities and services to help individuals develop skills, socialize, and participate in daily… -
Los Robles Regional Medical Center Shutters Childrenâs UnitÂ
Market Watch | July 16, 2025As of July 1, 2025, the Los Robles Regional Medical Center closed its 12-bed pediatric care unit. While children experiencing medical emergencies can still go to and be treated at the medical center, they will be transferred after they are… -
North Carolina Shutters Medicaid HRSN Pilots Despite Savings
Weekly News Wire | July 16, 2025On July 1, 2025, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) ended the Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP), which was enabled by the use of Medicaid funds to pay for non-medical health related social needs (HRSNs). As late… -
The CEO Search Challenge
Executive Briefing | July 16, 2025What is the chief executive officer (CEO) challenge? More CEOs are leavingâby their own choice or the choice of their boards of directors. And the pool of candidates who could replace an outgoing CEO is shallow. First, the CEO retention… -
New York Cracks Down On âGhost Networksâ With 10-Day Behavioral Health Access StandardÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 16, 2025New York state implemented a new behavioral health network adequacy regulation intended to prevent insurance plans from including so-called âghost networkâ entries in their provider organization network directories. The regulation also establishes a 10-day access standard for initial outpatient behavioral… -
California CARE Engages More Than 3,300 People With Severe Mental Illness
Weekly News Wire | July 16, 2025A total of 3,366 people at the highest risk of hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration have engaged with county behavioral health organizations and related services across California under the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act since October 2023, according to…
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