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Talkspace Adopts Express Access—an AI-Powered Referral Infrastructure to Help PCPs and Employers Deliver Personalized Mental Health Care Faster Than Ever
NEW YORK and BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talkspace, a leading virtual behavioral health provider, and Express Access, the National Institutes of Health funded referral platform developed by Outcome Referrals, today announced a new partnership that will reshape how Americans access mental health care. Talkspace is the first national digital provider to fully adopt the Express Access TOP Match™ system at scale—integrating scientific provider matching and real-time patient progress tr
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