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Ghost Networks and Mental Healthcare

Bill of Health

Ghost networks exacerbate and highlight a larger issue: the shortage of mental health professionals in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic opened a new door for treatment. Typically, behavioral health providers must be licensed in the state where their patient is physically located to be able to treat them.

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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

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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. 2022 COVID-19 Practitioner Impact Survey. November 2022. [2]

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A Lifeline Amidst Turbulent Times: California Lawmakers Approve Emergency Loans for Struggling Hospitals

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In-Depth : Healthcare institutions have been facing a variety of challenges, from rising costs, reimbursement cuts, and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Distressed Hospital Loan Program will be administered by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (“DHCAI”).

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

Bill of Health

COVID-19 is not the first pandemic within prisons. Like these earlier carceral pandemics, the over 620,000 COVID-19 infections and 3,100 related deaths among incarcerated individuals to date simply expose how U.S. health law and policy fails to protect people in custody. By Andrea C.

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Health Provider News

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hospital sees less severe cases Georgia Supreme Court vacates judgement in case with Northside Hospital, NGMC Poor Health: How Is Georgia Addressing The State’s Mental Health Woes? Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. And lawmakers are trying to help.

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Health Provider News

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in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov.

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Care Taps Health Net Exec as New CEO COLORADO Aurora’s Fitzsimons plans development opportunities on 60 acres Boulder drug discovery co. for maternity care Healthcare Shifts Driving Demand For Outpatient Facilities In Denver Insider Breach, Email Attacks Net $1.7M operating margin in Q3 JLL Arranges $13.4M 3 in the U.S.