by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 13, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A KFF HealthNews article says that mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states. These facilities, established nationwide over the past 20 years, offer a short-term, homelike, nurturing environment for people experiencing a mental...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
In Fall 2022, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation asked Third Horizon Strategies (THS) to conduct an analysis of the financial health of the substance use disorder (SUD) delivery system in New Hampshire. The Charitable Foundation commissioned this report to inform...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
According to a new recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force released Tuesday, adults ages 19 to 64 in the United States should be screened for anxiety disorders. Thefinal recommendation, published in the medical journal JAMA, marks the first time the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 20, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A Modern Healthcare article discusses why gaps exist in mental health care insurance coverage. Some of the issues discussed include compliance with parity rules, prior authorizations, and lower reimbursements to mental health providers. The article also discusses the...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 12, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
New CDC data show that U.S. adolescents made fewer weekly visits to emergency departments for mental health issues in Fall 2022 compared to 2021, but teen suicide and overdose ED visit rates remain high. By late 2022, pandemic restrictions had been loosened or lifted,...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 9, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Two nonprofits and Teva Pharmaceuticals are expanding donations of medications for anxiety and depression to seven new states, potentially reaching more than 650,000 uninsured patients through more than 400 clinics. Launched last summer with the humanitarian...
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