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Brightline, Cigna form Strategic Partnership; February's 5 Biggest Behavioral Health Investments Total $2.5B: An Overview · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Hassman with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for March 1st,
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  first Bright Line, and Cigna for strategic partnership.
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  Bright Line is a virtual mental healthcare provider.
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  It's now in network with Cigna and ever North Health Services.
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  It's also included in Cigna's Pharmacy Care and Benefits Division.
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  Cigna and other North subscribers can now access Bright Line Services.
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  This includes on-demand mental health support,
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  digital coaching services and providers.
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  Family and individual therapy services are available for patients of all ages.
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  Second wallet hub releases. Its happiest cities of America for this year.
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  The study evaluates 180 of the largest US cities.
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  It looks at 30 different indicators of happiness. This includes depression,
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  rate, income, growth rate, and average amount of leisure per day.
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  The lowest depression rates are Fremont, California, Pearl City, Hawaii,
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  Honolulu, Hawaii, San Jose, California, and Irvine, California.
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  The highest depression rates are Huntington, West Virginia, Charleston,
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  West Virginia, Knoxville, Tennessee, Vancouver, Washington, and Spokane,
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  Washington. Third,
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  the five biggest behavioral health investments for last month total,
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  2.5 billion California.
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  Santa Clara County is building a 422 million behavioral health center.
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  This will be the first county operated acute inpatient care.
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  Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services are joining forces on
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  a 61 million behavioral health hospital in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania.
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  It's set to open in two years. California Governor Gavin Newsom.
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  Plans to allocate over 900 million to provide housing for homeless individuals
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  with severe behavioral health issues. This includes tiny homes,
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  interim housing, rental assistant programs, and assisted living settings.
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  Road Island legislators continued to develop their plans for a 100 million
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  enhancement of the Illinois Slater Hospital in Burville.
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  The improvement project includes developing a new facility and enhancing
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  services. Lastly,
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  New York Governor Kathy Hoel outlines over 1 billion to revamp the state's
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  mental healthcare system.
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