Becker's Healthcare January 27, 2025
Rylee Wilson

Reimbursement will be one of the biggest challenges facing behavioral health this year, according to Robert Trestman, MD, PhD, professor and chair of psychiatry at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Despite limited supply, reimbursement rates for psychiatry and behavioral health aren’t going up, Dr. Trestman said. At the same time, the behavioral health sector is also confronting new disruptors and higher-need populations.

Dr. Trestman will speak on the panel “Transforming Behavioral Health Delivery in Health Systems and Hospitals” at Becker’s Behavioral Health Summit, June 19 in Chicago. Dr. Trestman caught up with Becker’s to explain the top challenges facing behavioral health right now:

  1. A lack of resources and reimbursement is a major challenge facing behavioral...

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