CMS published its Behavioral Health Strategy and operators keep treating it like a press release. It is not. It is the framework CMS, OIG, and state Medicaid agencies are already using to shape audits, rate decisions, and enforcement priorities. Here is what to do about it.
ASAM level of care decisions are no longer a clinical footnote. They are the single most scrutinized data point in behavioral health, and CMS, DOJ, and state Medicaid SIUs are reading your charts more carefully than you are.
Iowa’s behavioral health system is mid-overhaul. For operators eyeing entry, expansion, or acquisition, the licensure framework under Iowa HHS demands the same operational discipline we apply across every state we work in. Here is how we think about it.
Atlantic Health Strategies Shares Real-World Survey Intelligence Every Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment Program Needs Right Now There is a category of accreditation knowledge that only comes from being in the room. Reading the standards, running mock surveys, and training…
Arizona behavioral health licensure is one of the most procedurally specific in the country. Drawing from AHS engagements across Arizona, Florida, California, and Tennessee, Sariah Hopkins breaks down what operators consistently miss with AZDHS and where timelines actually break.
Universal Health Services’ announced agreement to acquire Talkspace for approximately $835 million represents more than a strategic telehealth expansion. It signals a structural shift in the behavioral healthcare market toward vertically integrated, institutionally scaled care models capable of delivering services…
For behavioral health providers pursuing Joint Commission accreditation, the challenge is rarely limited to preparing for the initial survey. The far more complex task is building the operational systems necessary to maintain continuous compliance after accreditation is awarded. Behavioral health…
On January 8, 2026, the White House announced the creation of a new Department of Justice Division for National Fraud Enforcement, signaling a structural escalation in federal healthcare oversight. The new division is designed to centralize fraud enforcement efforts across…
Elevance Health, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, has announced plans to intensify its use of advanced analytics to identify outliers and high-cost billing patterns within its provider network. The initiative, disclosed during a recent earnings discussion, will focus…
Praesum Healthcare Services, LLC, a Florida-based operator of behavioral health and addiction treatment facilities, has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the Southern District of Florida. The transaction, approved under…
