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Zoobook attends the most important conferences in behavioral health every year and stays on top of the news that matters to you most.
Policy changes, federal funding shifts, and regulatory updates that directly affect behavioral health facilities. We track this so you don't have to.
Congress passed the FY2026 appropriations bill, maintaining SAMHSA funding at $7.4 billion, level with FY2024. Most mental health and substance use programs saw level or slightly increased funding. The bill also restores Medicare telehealth coverage continuity after a brief lapse in January 2026.
Read more →A new appropriations bill allocates over $2.79 billion for mental health programs under SAMHSA and extends COVID-era telehealth flexibilities under Medicare through December 31, 2027, with in-person requirements for mental health services delayed until January 1, 2028. Bipartisan support continues to grow for permanent telehealth access.
Read more →On January 13, 2026, SAMHSA terminated hundreds of grants totaling approximately $2 billion supporting mental health and substance use disorder services. Following immediate bipartisan pushback, funding was fully reinstated the following evening. The episode underscored the vulnerability of federal behavioral health funding in the current political environment.
Read more →The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, 2025, cuts federal Medicaid funding by approximately $1 trillion over 10 years. Medicaid accounts for roughly 25% of all US spending on mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Behavioral health facilities that rely on Medicaid reimbursement should review their billing exposure and compliance posture now.
Read more →The Federal Communications Commission announced a $249.95 million second round of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, supporting behavioral health providers in delivering telehealth services to patients.
Read more →Every year we show up where behavioral health leaders gather. If you're attending any of these, come find us at the Zoobook booth and book a 15-minute icebreaker before you get there so we can meet with your team.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing · New Orleans, Louisiana
The largest conference in mental health and substance use care. Nearly 6,000 behavioral health leaders, clinicians, executives, and innovators from across the country. Zoobook will be exhibiting. Come see us.
Learn more about NatCon →National Council for Mental Wellbeing · Denver, Colorado Convention Center
The largest behavioral health conference in the country. Zoobook exhibited and connected with facility owners, clinical directors, and behavioral health leaders from across the US.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing · Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Nearly 6,000 behavioral health professionals. Zoobook at the exhibit hall, meeting with facility owners and clinical directors across the country.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing · America's Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, MO
Zoobook exhibited alongside the nation's leading behavioral health technology providers and connected with facility leaders from across the US.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing · Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
5,000+ health care professionals. Zoobook represented at the exhibit hall as one of the leading behavioral health EHR platforms in the country.
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