New Behavior

Government's hand is impacting every part of the health care industry.

One small corner feeling government's reach is behavioral health, which includes mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Uncertainty in state government funding and changes mandated by Obamacare are forcing behavioral health care organizations to change the way they do business by consolidating. One recent example: Lee Mental Health and Southwest Florida Addiction Services are merging to form SalusCare in Lee County.