by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 14, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Kaiser Permanente closed out 2022 with an operating loss of $1.3 billion and a net loss of nearly $4.5 billion, according to a press release with the system’s top-line financials released Friday. A $4.2 billion rise in operating expenses, despite the $2.3...
by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 14, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
After two consecutive years of declines, suicide rates in the United States increased in 2021, nearly matching the record high from 2018. There were 48,183 deaths by suicide in 2021, after 45,979 in 2020 and 47,511 in 2019, according to data from the Centers for...
by Jessica Casebolt | Feb 14, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services have agreed to push back their planned megamerger by two months. The delay comes weeks after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison asked the companies to slow down the deal, which was to close by March 31, while his...
by Jessica Casebolt | Nov 9, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
This piece is co-authored by Jessica Casebolt and Mindy Klowden States have a historic opportunity to significantly increase access to high-quality behavioral health care. On October 18, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 17, 2022 | Behavioral Health, Blog, Latest News
Co-written by Jessica Casebolt and Meghan Phillipp The COVID-19 pandemic uniquely impacted children as they experienced the crisis during important periods of physical, social, and emotional development, and some even lost loved ones. Over the course of the pandemic,...
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