Inpatient mental health treatment

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press Published 12:50 PM EST Nov 13, 2018 Washington – The Trump administration Tuesday allowed states to provide more inpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness by tapping Medicaid, a potentially far-reaching move to address issues from homelessness to violence. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar made the announcement Tuesday in a speech to state Medicaid directors, a group that represents Republican and Democratic officials from around the country who are confronting common, deeply-rooted social problems. A longstanding federal law has barred Medicaid from paying for mental health treatment in facilities with more than 16 beds, to prevent “warehousing” of the mentally ill at the expense of federal taxpayers. Azar said states will now be able to seek waivers from that restriction, provided they can satisfy certain specific requirements. “We have the worst of both worlds: limited access to … [Read more...] about States get more leeway to expand inpatient mental health

Karen Bouffard The Detroit News Published 11:40 AM EST Nov 5, 2018 Beaumont Health will begin construction in early 2019 on a new 150-bed, free-standing psychiatric hospital in Dearborn, the health system announced Monday. The comprehensive facility will increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds for patients across southeast Michigan, as well as expanding capacity for outpatient mental health treatment and clinical psychiatric training. The facility will be constructed on eight acres of vacant land across the street from Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn, near the Southfield Freeway. It will be built in partnership with Universal Health Services, one of the nation's largest mental health providers with more than 200 mental health hospitals serving more than 600,000 patients annually across the country. “The shortage of resources for mental health is a national problem and very much one here in southeast Michigan,” Beaumont Health President and CEO John Fox … [Read more...] about Beaumont to build new psych hospital, expand mental health services

Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press Published 12:01 AM EST Nov 5, 2018 Beaumont Health is to announce details Monday about its plan to build a new mental health hospital in Dearborn in conjunction with Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services.  Construction on the $40 million free-standing hospital is to begin in early 2019 on eight acres of vacant land on Oakwood Boulevard near the Southfield Freeway.  When it opens, the hospital — Beaumont's ninth — will have space for 150 beds and will be operated and managed by UHS, which also will be the majority owner.  With the addition of the new hospital, Beaumont will double its capacity for in-patient mental health care, for which there's a growing need, and expand its intensive day programs and outpatient mental health care offerings. “There have been many conversations at the state level about the increasing necessity for mental health services, and the need outpaced … [Read more...] about Beaumont announces new mental health hospital in Dearborn