# outpatient (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover outpatient. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cigna named in addiction treatment providers’ lawsuit claiming $12.8M underpayment](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-addiction-treatment/cigna-named-in-addiction-treatment-providers-lawsuit-claiming-12-8m-in-underpayment/) _2026-08-21 · Elizabeth Casolo · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Ten California addiction providers filed a lawsuit against Cigna on Aug. 19, claiming the insurer shortchanged them by $12.8 million. The lawsuit spans March 1, 2022, through March 15, 2026. Before 2015, Cigna would pay billed charges in full or at a “reasonable and customary” rate but eventually changed that policy, according to the complaint, \[…\] The post Cigna named in addiction treatment… ## [San Diego County moves forward with $240M behavioral health campus](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/san-diego-county-moves-forward-with-240m-behavioral-health-campus/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ San Diego County is advancing plans for a $240 million behavioral health campus, according to an Aug. 20 report from KUSI News. The approximately 120,000-square-foot campus will provide crisis care, mental health treatment, addiction services and recovery support. The county estimates it will serve more than 22,000 residents each year. The county secured $99.5 million \[…\] The post San Diego County… ## [FDA clears transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for PTSD](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/fda-clears-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-treatment-for-ptsd/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ The FDA cleared Wave Neuroscience’s MeRT System — a transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, system — as an adjunct for the treatment of adult patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a June 3 letter. The agency determined the device was substantially equivalent to the MagVenture TMS Therapy System. The MeRT System uses the MRT-005 \[…\] The post FDA clears transcranial magnetic… ## [Mental Health Cooperative brings back former leader as CEO](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/hospital-executive-moves/mental-health-cooperative-brings-back-former-leader-as-ceo/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative named Andrea Westerfield CEO, effective Sept. 8. Ms. Westerfield will return to the organization after previously serving in senior leadership roles there, including as COO, according to an Aug. 21 news release shared with Becker’s. She began her career at Mental Health Cooperative as a care manager and spent over \[…\] The post Mental Health… ## [Millions turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice. Talkspace built a ‘safe alternative’](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/ai-2/millions-turn-to-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice-talkspace-built-a-safe-alternative/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Talkspace is using AI across its clinical workflow and patient-facing services, including through Tee, its AI-powered mental health guide, according to an Aug. 18 CO— by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce report. The digital mental health platform provides access to online therapy and psychiatry services for approximately 220 million Americans through insurance plans, including Medicare. \[…\] The post… ## [53 behavioral health executive moves to know](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-executive-moves/3-behavioral-health-executive-moves-to-know/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building out service lines and ensuring consistent care delivery. Here are 53 executive moves to know: \[…\] The post 53… ## [The ‘biggest risk’ facing outpatient behavioral healthcare, per UHS’ CEO](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health/the-biggest-risk-facing-outpatient-behavioral-healthcare-per-uhs-ceo/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has moved to expand its behavioral health continuum, including its acquisition of virtual therapy and psychiatry platform Talkspace. Marc Miller, president and CEO of UHS, told Becker’s about what is driving the surge in behavioral health demand, how UHS is adapting its outpatient strategy, and the risks health \[…\] The post The ‘biggest risk’… ## [North Dakota health system expands mental healthcare for older adults](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/north-dakota-health-system-expands-mental-healthcare-for-older-adults/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Bismarck, N.D.-based CHI St. Alexius Health collaborated with Senior Life Solutions to bring outpatient mental health services to older adults at the system’s Williston location. The Senior Life Solutions program provides group and individual therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management for individuals typically 65 and older who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety or… ## [New York plans $300M replacement for psychiatric hospital once slated to close](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/new-york-builds-300m-replacement-for-psychiatric-hospital-once-slated-to-close/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ New York is constructing a roughly 340,000-square-foot replacement hospital at New Hampton-based Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center in an investment topping $300 million, News12 reported Aug. 19. The hospital is being built on the existing Mid-Hudson campus and is expected to house hundreds of forensic psychiatric patients. The project is expected to be completed in 2028. \[…\] The post New York… ## [Northwell hospital names psychiatry chair](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/hospital-executive-moves/northwell-hospital-names-psychiatry-chair/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital, based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., named Jason Andrus, MD, as chair of psychiatry. Dr. Andrus will oversee inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, focusing on clinical quality, programmatic growth and an academic environment dedicated to evidence-based practices, according to an Aug. 18 news release from the health system. Most recently, Dr. Andrus \[…\]… ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ktVYunAGqNgS) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [UPMC Children’s Hospital invests $10M to expand behavioral health services](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/upmc-childrens-hospital-invests-10m-to-expand-behavioral-health-services/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has plans for a $10 million expansion of pediatric behavioral health and subspecialty services at its Children’s South campus, NPR affiliate WESA reported Aug. 20. The expansion will add services to a previously unused fourth floor of the building, with the renovation expected to finish by mid-2027. Plans include nine \[…\] The post UPMC Children’s Hospital… ## [Arizona provider opens its 1st primary care clinic for patients with autism](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/arizona-provider-opens-1st-primary-care-clinic-for-patients-with-autism/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Phoenix-based Arizona Autism Family Medicine: A Valle del Sol Clinic opened a primary care clinic to serve children and young adults across the autism spectrum, according to an Aug. 18 report from KTAR News. The clinic is on Arizona Autism Charter Schools’ (AZACS) Phoenix campus and is a partnership between AZACS and Phoenix-based Mercy Care. \[…\] The post Arizona provider opens its 1st primary… ## [Trump touts 1994 ibogaine application as next step in psychedelic push](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/interventional-psychiatry/university-of-miami-hands-over-ibogaine-application-to-us/) _2026-08-19 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ President Donald Trump said the University of Miami has given the federal government its original 1994 ibogaine Investigational New Drug application. The application will give “everyone direct access to the foundational FDA authorization to accelerate its development as a medical treatment in the U.S.,” according to an Aug. 18 post on Truth Social. The drug \[…\] The post Trump touts 1994 ibogaine… ## [25 new behavioral health projects to know](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/7-behavioral-health-projects-representing-nearly-1b-in-investment/) _2026-08-19 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow, representing more than $730 million in investment. Here are 25 behavioral health projects Becker’s has reported on in recent weeks: The post 25 new behavioral health projects to know… ## [Mass General Brigham launches nation’s 1st psychiatric Home Hospital trial](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/mass-general-brigham-launches-nations-1st-psychiatric-home-hospital-trial-2/) _2026-08-19 · Naomi Diaz · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has launched the first clinical trial in the country testing a Home Hospital model for patients with primary psychiatric conditions, alongside a second trial extending Home Hospital care to patients with dementia. The pilot trial, funded by the Thompson Family Foundation, has enrolled all 20 patients in its initial phase, according to \[…\] The post Mass…