Briefings

Four standing briefings, compiled from public sources in August 2026 and updated as events warrant. Company-specific events also appear on the dated timelines of the company pages.

• Platform economicsHow the money flows: spreads, membership fees, the 2024 and 2026 rate cuts, and why clinicians join anyway.
• Payer practicesClawbacks, audits, pre-payment review, supervisory billing, and the Senate ghost-network study.
• Data and AI policiesThe BetterHelp FTC settlement, Talkspace's LLM disclosure, transcript retention, and identity-verification requirements.
• Ownership and consolidationPrivate-equity and insurer acquisitions in behavioral health, and what published research finds.