Universal Health Services executives said the company’s pending acquisition of Talkspace will help remove two of the biggest obstacles to growing its outpatient behavioral health business, giving the King of Prussia, Pa.-based health system a virtual care option and a much larger therapist bench to serve patients after they leave the hospital. UHS CFO Steve Filton said on the system’s July 28 earnings call that two factors have historically limited UHS’ ability to capture “step-down” business — the follow-up care needed by patients discharged from its inpatient behavioral health facilities.
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