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Psychiatric Hospitals Hold Patients Involuntarily—for Money
In-patient mental health and drug abuse facilities across the country are holding patients involuntarily, now aided by a new Biden administration rule requiring insurers...
Psychiatric Urgent Care Exceeds Expectations, Says Hospital
One of the nation’s first psychiatric urgent care centers has attracted nearly 3,000 patients since it opened six months ago, according its operator, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Use of Weight Loss Drug Widespread, and Costly
As obesity rates in the United States soar, insurance companies, including Medicaid and Medicare, are facing financial headwinds to pay for prescription drugs for...
UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Children, France Could Be Next
Massive changes are occurring across Europe in the matter of “gender affirming” care for children.
In March, Britain’s National Health Service announced it would no...
Teens Home Alone, Using Drugs
More than half of adolescents misusing prescription drugs are doing so in isolation, increasing the risk of overdose deaths, according to a new study...
Clinicians Demand Gender Care Textbook Be Withdrawn
Expressing “grave concerns,” a group of over 6,000 clinicians, scientists, and researchers signed an open letter calling on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to...
Congress Moves to Allow Inpatient Drug Addiction Care Under Medicaid
For the first time, states would have the option to provide inpatient care for drug addiction in mental hospitals for 30 days under Medicaid...
Solution to Mississippi’s health care crisis: Repeal CON Laws
Solution to Mississippi’s health care crisis: repeal certificate-of-need laws that limit access to a variety of medical services.
By Douglas Carswell
Often in politics, it is easier...
Violent Attacks Prompt Reassessment of Mental Health Care
An uptick in violent attacks by individuals with a history of mental illness reopens the debate on involuntary, institutional care.
The murder of an 18-year-old...
Insurance Now Covers Removal of Healthy Breasts
A surgeon says “chest masculinization” or breast removal surgery is a growing part of her medical practice.
Insurance coverage has made it possible for her...
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