Behavioral Health Business March 19, 2025
The financial and operational pressures facing behavioral health providers are intensifying, with the list of headwinds including rising business costs, regulatory changes and more.
Above all, reimbursement- and payment-related challenges are emerging as the dominant concern among industry executives, according to a recent survey from Behavioral Health Business.
To better understand the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the industry in 2025, BHB collected responses from 108 professionals employed by organizations that provide behavioral health services. More than three-quarters of those respondents held executive, vice president or director-level roles, offering a leadership perspective on the industry’s most pressing issues.
Nearly half of all executives surveyed identified reimbursement and payment issues as the single greatest overall challenge confronting the industry.
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