Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) holds promise as an option to help individuals overcome addiction to methamphetamines, according to results of a recent clinical trial. Largely considered the gold standard of addiction treatment, MAT involves giving patients medication to help them overcome substance use disorders (SUD). It’s usually paired with counseling, too. However, MAT hasn’t historically been […]
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Community Medical Services opens locations in Arizona, Wisconsin Scottsdale, Arizona-based Community Medical Services, which operates medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics in several states, has opened two new opioid treatment programs (OTPs), one in Phoenix, Arizona, and one in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The South Milwaukee location opened in October, and the Phoenix facility opened earlier this month. […]
The state of Oregon is in the middle of a massive transformation in how it handles people caught with small amounts of illegal drugs like heroin, meth or cocaine. Instead of being arrested, people will have the option to get free treatment. The rule change could inspire other states to follow suit, opening the door […]
Days after Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced its plan to acquire Magellan Health (Nasdaq: MGLN), leadership is doubling down on the insurer’s commitment to behavioral. Those services will play an important role in the company’s future, according to Centene CEO Michael Neidorff, who is also president and chairman of the company. “It has to be […]
After years of pressure from the behavioral health industry, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making it easier for physicians to prescribe a popular medication-assisted treatment (MAT) drug for opioid use disorder (OUD). The department is doing that by removing some certification requirements that physicians were previously required to meet before […]
The past year has been a rough one for behavioral health providers, with COVID-19 decreasing organizations’ revenues, while increasing their costs. Even industry powerhouses like Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) have felt the virus’s impact. But company leaders at the behavioral health giant say they’re starting to see the light at the end of the […]
Talkspace is going public through a merger with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Hudson Executive Investment Corporation (HEIC). The subscription-based therapy provider announced the $1.4 billion deal Wednesday. Headquartered in New York City, Talkspace aims to help more people access behavioral health care by remotely connecting users to licensed therapists through text and video […]
Rose Health — a startup that uses predictive technology to detect behavioral health issues — has raised $1.73 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The money will help the company acquire more customers, develop new features, create a version of its platform for children and launch an employer program pilot with the Visiting Nurse […]
In the year ahead, Sierra Tucson Group plans to get personal, expanding its specialty program offerings and honing its trauma-informed care efforts, CEO Valerie Kading recently told Behavioral Health Business. Formed in 2019, Sierra Tucson Group is owned by Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) and consists of three behavioral health treatment centers: Sierra Tucson, Sierra by […]
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers has announced plans to add more than 2,700 new employees and open up to 20 new locations in 2021. Headquartered in Indianapolis and backed by the private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners, Hopebridge is one of the nation’s largest autism treatment organizations. It provides center-based applied behavior analysis (ABA), diagnostics, occupational […]