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Whitepaper

The Hardening Market

The rising price of risk in behavioral healthcare — and why the durable answer is operational.

Liability premiums, nuclear verdicts, and DOJ/OIG enforcement are converging into a structural, compounding cost most behavioral health organizations underestimate. This paper maps the three forces and what boards can do about them.

Key findings

  • A single behavioral-health negligence case produced a $535M verdict in 2024
  • The top-50 malpractice verdict average rose from $32M to $56M in two years
  • The DOJ recovered $2.9B under the False Claims Act in FY2024

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