Ballad Health’s Hospital Monopoly Underperformed. Then Tennessee Lowered the Bar.

Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital…

Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.

SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental…

A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens

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More Psych Hospital Beds Are Needed for Kids, but Neighbors Say Not Here

(iStock/Getty Images) If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact…