Four laws related to improving access to behavioral health care in Oklahoma are now in effect after Healthy Minds Policy Initiatives worked with lawmakers this legislative session. Zack Stoycoff, the executive director of the initiatives, said Healthy Minds worked diligently with lawmakers to pass its four priority bills, which is the most successful policy Healthy …
Much has changed in the reporting of radiology results since the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law on December 13, 2016. The Cures Act was designed to help accelerate new innovations and progress in the delivery of patient care, significantly undercutting its “information blocking” prohibitions. Even without enforcement mechanisms in place, information blocking …
The number of legal abortions has increased nationwide, a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. This is despite the fact that many states ban abortion altogether or restrict access to abortion after six weeks. The latest WeCount report from the Society of Family Plannings finds that there were nearly …
Nearly one in four psychiatrists do not purchase insurance due to administrative and reimbursement challenges in processing payer claims, harming equitable patient access to care. San Francisco, October 24, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Osmind, the public benefit corporation that helps clinicians and researchers advance life-saving mental health treatments, today announced Osmind Claims, which introduces new features to billing …
A lack of funding and resources can prevent Americans from getting the mental health care they need, experts say. “Let’s talk about resources, and then we can talk about the mental health crisis,” Susan Gurley, executive director of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, said during Wednesday morning’s panel: “Every Mind Matters: The Many …