# Behavioral Health Business * **Definition:** Behavioral Health Business is a news source that provides insights, analysis, and updates on the behavioral health industry, focusing on trends, policies, and business practices related to mental health and substance use treatment. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / Behavioral Health Business ## News * Selected news from the source **Behavioral Health Business**, for healthcare technology leaders * 101 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**Medicaid, Denials and Delays: Top Payer Hurdles for SUD Treatment Providers**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/05/28/medicaid-denials-and-delays-top-payer-hurdles-for-sud-treatment-providers/) | [[Reimbursement Policies]]; [[Healthcare Payers]]; [[Claim Denials]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**Addiction Treatment's Dealmaking Doldrums - Behavioral Health Business**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/05/27/addiction-treatments-dealmaking-doldrums/) | [[Mental Health]]; [[Behavioral Health]]; [[Adolescent Medicine]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Exclusive: Passage Health Reels In $8M for All-In-One ABA Software**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/05/19/exclusive-passage-health-reels-in-8m-for-all-in-one-aba-software/) | [[Marketing]]; [[Product Development]]; [[Health]] | | 5/7/2025 | [**Trump Administration Autism Data Platform to Focus on 'Root Causes' Using Medical ...**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/05/07/trump-administration-autism-data-platform-to-focus-on-root-causes-using-medical-records-insurance-claims-and-wearables/) | [[Wearable Health Technology]]; [[Healthcare]]; [[Privacy Concerns]] | | 4/25/2025 | [**The Value-Based Care Trifecta: Mastering Tech, Financials, and Partnerships to Succeed**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/04/25/so-you-want-to-get-into-value-based-care-heres-what-you-need-to-know/) | [[Health]]; [[EMR]]; [[Healthcare Providers]] | | 4/14/2025 | [**BHB VALUE: The Next Evolution of Augmented Intelligence in Behavioral Health**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/04/14/bhb-value-the-next-evolution-of-augmented-intelligence-in-behavioral-health-practical-strategies-for-clinical-financial-and-operational-success/) | [[AI-Driven Solutions]]; [[Partnerships]]; [[Sustainability]] | | 4/2/2025 | [**AI Therapy Chatbot Achieves Comparable Results to 'Gold-Standard Cognitive Therapy'**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/04/02/ai-therapy-chatbot-achieves-comparable-results-to-gold-standard-cognitive-therapy/) | [[Mental Health]]; [[Health]]; [[Psychiatry]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Behavioral Health Executives Sound Alarm on Reimbursement Woes, Share Slow Progress ...**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/03/19/behavioral-health-executives-sound-alarm-on-reimbursement-woes-share-slow-progress-with-value-based-care/) | [[Staffing Shortages]]; [[Healthcare Analytics]]; [[Abdominal Radiology]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**Bluebird Kids Health Lands $31M for Value-Based Integrated Behavioral-Physical Pediatrics Model**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/03/04/bluebird-kids-health-lands-31m-for-value-based-integrated-behavioral-physical-pediatrics-model/) | [[Childrens Health]]; [[Healthcare Interoperability]]; [[Smart Pills]] | | 2/21/2025 | [**Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care Drives Better Patient Outcomes, Provider Success**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/02/21/culturally-responsive-mental-health-care-drives-better-patient-outcomes-provider-success/) | [[Hiring]]; [[Training]]; [[Staffing]] | | 1/10/2025 | [**'You're Constantly On This Hamster Wheel': Psychiatric Facilities at a Crossroad**](https://bhbusiness.com/2025/01/10/youre-constantly-on-this-hamster-wheel-psychiatric-facilities-at-a-crossroad/) | [[Telehealth Innovations]]; [[Hospitals]]; [[Healthcare Costs]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**Peregrine Health Raises $5M for Behavioral Health Platform Serving Underserved Communities**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/12/20/peregrine-health-raises-5m-for-behavioral-health-platform-serving-underserved-communities/) | [[Community Health]]; [[Appointment Scheduling]]; [[Technology Operations]] | | 11/13/2024 | [**Why Rogers Behavioral Health Added AI to Its 'Front Door' Intake With Limbic Deal**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/11/13/why-rogers-behavioral-health-added-ai-to-its-front-door-intake-with-limbic-deal/) | [[Healthcare Collaboration Tools]]; [[Patient Intake]]; [[Behavioral Pediatrics]] | | 10/29/2024 | [**Behavioral Health Platform CredibleMind Raises $7.5 Million**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/10/29/behavioral-health-platform-crediblemind-raises-7-5-million/) | [[Healthcare Interoperability]]; [[HIMSS]]; [[Mental Health]] | | 10/10/2024 | [**Google Mental Health Director: AI Has the Ability to 'Improve Some of the Intractable ...**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/10/10/google-mental-health-director-ai-has-the-ability-to-improve-some-of-the-intractable-problems-in-behavioral-health/) | [[Staffing Shortages]]; [[AI in Behavioral Health]]; [[Cloud Computing in Healthcare]] | | 9/23/2024 | [**WTWH Media Acquires Autism Investor Summit, Strengthening Its Behavioral Health Offerings**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/09/23/wtwh-media-acquires-autism-investor-summit-strengthening-its-behavioral-health-offerings/) | [[Acquisition Integration]]; [[Collaboration]]; [[Innovation]] | | 9/13/2024 | [**Future Leader: Brittany Hines, Director of Product, Benji Health - Behavioral Health Business**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/09/13/future-leader-brittany-hines-director-of-product-benji-health/) | [[Disaster Recovery]]; [[Home Health Care]]; [[Community Health]] | | 9/5/2024 | [**Future Leader: Bonnie Anderson, Senior Director of Learning and Development, firsthand**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/09/05/future-leader-bonnie-anderson-senior-director-of-learning-and-development-firsthand/) | [[Behavioral Health]]; [[Healthcare Real Estate]]; [[Hospice Medicine]] | | 8/27/2024 | [**Voices: Javier Favela, Vice President of Solutions, Behavioral Health & FQHC/CHC ...**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/08/27/voices-javier-favela-vice-president-of-solutions-behavioral-health-fqhc-chc-nextgen-healthcare/) | [[Healthcare Workforce Shortages]]; [[Healthcare Cloud Computing]]; [[Change Leadership]] | | 8/21/2024 | [**How Addiction Providers Are Integrating Services for Co-Occurring Conditions**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/08/21/how-addiction-providers-are-integrating-services-for-co-occurring-conditions/) | [[Behavioral Health]]; [[Behavioral Pediatrics]]; [[Patient Management]] | | 8/14/2024 | [**The 40 Fastest-Growing Behavioral Health Companies in 2024**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/08/14/the-40-fastest-growing-behavioral-health-companies-in-2024/) | [[Medicaid]]; [[Healthcare Providers]]; [[Patient Management]] | | 7/12/2024 | [**Why Master's-Level Mental Health Providers Are Choosing Coaching Over Therapy Careers**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/07/12/why-masters-level-mental-health-providers-are-choosing-coaching-over-therapy-careers/) | [[Training]]; [[Employee Engagement]]; [[Mental Health]] | | 7/5/2024 | [**Pomelo Care Secures $46M Series B; International Mental Health Co. Lands $20M**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/07/05/pomelo-care-secures-46m-series-b-international-mental-health-co-lands-20m/) | [[AI in Medical Imaging]]; [[Communications]]; [[AI and Data Analytics]] | | 6/28/2024 | [**Summit BHC Completes Initial Build Out of New Outpatient Division**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/06/28/summit-bhc-completes-initial-build-out-of-new-outpatient-division/) | [[Continuum of Care]]; [[Engagement]]; [[Addiction Treatment]] | | 6/26/2024 | [**Biotech Company FOXO Technologies Buys Addiction Provider Myrtle Recovery Centers**](https://bhbusiness.com/2024/06/26/biotech-company-foxo-technologies-buys-addiction-provider-myrtle-recovery-centers/) | [[Addiction Treatment]]; [[AI in Cybersecurity]]; [[Technology Strategy]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **FOXO Technologies Acquisition**: FOXO Technologies has acquired Myrtle Recovery Centers for $500,000 in common stock and Rennova Community Health for $20 million in convertible preferred stock, aiming to enhance revenue and growth opportunities. - **Summit BHC Expansion**: Summit BHC launched Everest Outpatient Services to standardize outpatient care across locations, responding to a 50% increase in service requests. - **Funding in Digital Health**: Pomelo Care raised Series B funding led by First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz to enhance payer partnerships for maternal and newborn services. - **New York State Funding**: Governor Kathy Hochul announced $39.1 million in funding for emergency psychiatric departments in nine hospitals. - **Behavioral Health Industry Challenges**: The industry faces chronic understaffing, with only 25% of mental health needs being met, and mental health coaching is emerging as a vital service. - **Inc. 5000 List**: Outpatient mental health providers dominated the Inc. 5000 list, with ABA Centers of America achieving significant revenue growth. - **Integration of Services**: SUD providers are integrating services for holistic treatment, with organizations like Gateway Foundation expanding care offerings. - **Future Leaders Awards**: Behavioral Health Business honored emerging professionals, including Bonnie Anderson and Brittany Hines, for their contributions to the field. - **Layoffs in Behavioral Health**: Embark Behavioral Health laid off 60 employees and closed six locations as part of a restructuring effort. - **AI in Behavioral Health**: AI integration is growing in behavioral health care, with companies like Limbic partnering with Rogers Behavioral Health to enhance patient intake systems. ### Organizations Mentioned - **FOXO Technologies**: A biotech company that acquired Myrtle Recovery Centers and Rennova Community Health. - **Myrtle Recovery Centers**: A substance use disorder provider acquired by FOXO Technologies. - **Rennova Community Health**: A healthcare provider acquired by FOXO Technologies to enhance revenue streams. - **Summit BHC**: A behavioral health provider that launched Everest Outpatient Services. - **Pomelo Care**: A digital health company specializing in maternal and newborn services that raised Series B funding. - **Gateway Foundation**: A nonprofit providing SUD and mental health treatments across several states. - **Behavioral Health Business**: An organization that honors emerging professionals in the behavioral health field through the Future Leaders Awards. - **Embark Behavioral Health**: A behavioral health company that laid off employees and closed locations as part of a restructuring. - **Limbic**: An AI company partnering with Rogers Behavioral Health to improve patient intake systems. - **Rogers Behavioral Health**: A behavioral health provider implementing AI technology for patient intake.