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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

Healthcare Law Blog

The national shortage of mental health professionals, combined with the urgency required to secure treatment for an at-risk population, places a significant strain on practitioners, specifically, and the mental health industry, at large.

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Health Provider News – July 1, 2022

Hall Render

North Alabama doctor’s medical license suspended after investigation into overdose death. Insurance company Cigna, Ascension Health Alabama struggle to reach contract renewal. Colorado Springs long-term-care facility lays off 144 workers, relocates 79 residents amid challenges caused by pandemic. CONNECTICUT. RHODE ISLAND.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8% before Baptist merger Bankruptcy Trustee Wants Doctor To Pay Her $1.6M