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‘There’s a Lot of Growth in That Industry’: Addiction Treatment Viewed as Behavioral Health’s Top Expansion Area

More than 40% of polled behavioral health industry insiders believe the addiction and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment space has the most significant growth opportunity moving forward. That’s according to a new survey from Kipu and Behavioral Health Business, which included answers from 164 clinical and administrative staff members, C-suite level executives and others about

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Medicaid Coverage for Substance Abuse Treatment Improved Substantially since 2014: Study

Access to care for Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries with substance use disorder has improved from 2014 until 2021, but much more can be done to improve it further, researchers say. “The findings of this survey study of Medicaid FFS program coverage suggest that there have been substantial improvements in Medicaid benefits for [substance use disorder—SUD] treatment

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Report: Physician Starting Salaries Surging after COVID-19

Starting salaries for physicians have rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring continued robust demand for doctors and a limited supply, according to an annual report from AMN Healthcare’s Physician Solutions division (formerly known as Merritt Hawkins). The 2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives indicates that average starting salaries are up 19% year-over-year

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New 2022 Data from the Aesthetic Society Reveals a Surge in Nonsurgical Procedures, Contributing to a 14% Overall Increase in Aesthetic Procedures

The Aesthetic Society, the leading authority on aesthetic plastic surgery, has released its annual Aesthetic Plastic Surgery National Databank report for 2022, highlighting significant trends in the field of aesthetic plastic surgery. The data showcases a remarkable 14% increase in total aesthetic procedures, largely attributed to the soaring popularity of nonsurgical procedures, which witnessed a

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Partnerships Move Specialty Care into the Home

Specialty care is joining primary care and urgent care in the transition from brick-and-mortar facilities to the home. On Tuesday, in-home care provider MedArrive said it will begin offering on-demand cardiovascular services this fall through a partnership with virtual cardiology company Heartbeat Health. Read the full article: Partnerships Move Specialty Care into the Home //

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Biogen’s $7.3B Deal for Reata Followed a Bidding War with Mysterious ‘Party A’

Biogen’s $7.3 billion acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals — its first major deal in more than four years — came after a showdown with another potential buyer that saw the acquisition price pushed up from $140 a share to $172.50, according to a securities filing. The deal, announced just over a month after Biogen’s first approach,

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3 Bankrupt California Hospitals Seek Lifelines from Health Systems

Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, Montebello-based Beverly Community Hospital and Hollister’s Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital are all trying to clinch life-saving deals with health systems looking to revitalize such distressed hospitals, Cal Matters said in an Aug. 14 report. Two of those hospitals — Madera and Hazel Hawkins — are the only ones in their counties.

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PitchBook Healthcare Services Report: Q2 2023

PE dealmaking for healthcare services companies slowed further in Q2 as some heavily leveraged platforms strain under the growing cost of debt and impending maturity walls. But as healthcare specialist firms continue successfully fundraising and the broadly syndicated loan market cracks open, PitchBook analysts expect deal activity to gradually recover in coming quarters. PitchBook’s latest

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