Less than half of opioid treatment programs (OTPs) throughout the U.S. offer the full range of FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Only 45% of all OTPs provide methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone access, which is up from 33% in 2017, according to a new study. Although access to all three MOUDs has risen, the […]
Category: Substance Use
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The retirement trend dominating employment conversations may be taking a turn — at least for the addiction treatment industry, where longtime professionals are noticing renewed attention from the younger side of the workforce. The growing demand for addiction treatment services is still swept up in the behavioral health industry’s […]
Chicago’s Millennium Counseling Center was founded as a solo practice in 2004 by Ann Foster. The practice initially focused on process problems, trauma and compulsive behaviors, such as those related to love, sex and food, reflecting the training and interests of its founder. In 2010, the growing practice took on an intern, Derek Bylsma, a […]
Dallas-based addiction treatment provider Behavioral Health Group has announced that its long-time CEO is stepping away from the role. On June 25, now-former CEO Jay Higham announced his departure on LinkedIn, specifying that it was effective June 6. Behavioral Health Group also said online that the new CEO is Anthony Kilgore. Kilgore previously served as […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Substance use disorders (SUDs) are often treated episodically, but unlike other conditions, patients’ needs can persist indefinitely after they move into recovery. Even though higher needs are theoretically more lucrative for providers, the lifetime value of an SUD patient is routinely undervalued in current reimbursement models, industry leaders told […]
Lewisville, Texas-based BayMark Health Services, the largest addiction treatment provider in North America, is on the market, according to media reports. Axios reported Thursday that BayMark Health Services’ private equity backer, Webster Equity Partners, has taken the company to market and reports BayMark’s marketed earnings total $75 million. Representatives from BayMark and Webster Equity Partners […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Over the weekend, my husband and I rushed to install our clunky air conditioning units in our New England Cape as temperatures rose to over 100°F. This time, the rush paid off, and by Tuesday’s record-setting day, we had a reprieve in at least a few rooms. But one […]
Editor’s Note (June 27, 2025): After this article was published, Aliya Health Group responded to a previous request for comment and then announced that it would sue similar defendants named in the suit filed by the FTC. This story has been updated to reflect commentary shared by the CEO of Aliya Health Group. The U.S. […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The uncertain but potentially dramatic Medicaid reforms looming over the addiction treatment industry have sucked up all the oxygen in the room. Such a development illustrates the prominence, power and potentially complicating influence of federal reforms. Still, such reforms don’t happen in a vacuum and will have a major […]
Alphabet-backed addiction treatment center OneFifteen will close all of its clinical services on July 20. This marks the end of Google’s parent company’s venture into brick-and-mortar substance use disorder services. The provider was founded in 2019 when Google’s life science-focused sister company Verily teamed up with providers Kettering Health Network and Premier Health to form […]
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