Bicycle Clinicians Looking for ‘A Seat at the Table’ File to Unionize 

Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! Clinicians at opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provider Bicycle Health have filed to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD).  Bicycle Health told its workers in an email that the company was working with the National Labor Relations Board […]

Ideal Option Opens Buprenorphine Clinic; THIRA Health Expands Service Lines with Adult Residential Program

SUD provider Ideal Option opens high-capacity addiction clinic Kennewick, Washington-based Ideal Option opened a 4,000-square-foot “flagship” clinic primarily designed to provide buprenorphine-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The clinic was partly funded through the American Rescue Plan Act through the City of Great Falls, Montana. “The grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act allows us to […]

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spike By 29% in US, But Opioid Crisis Overshadows Alcohol Use Disorder

Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! The number of people who died from alcohol-related reasons per year increased by more than 40,000 within six years, new CDC data revealed. Yet, alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains overlooked in the substance use disorder (SUD) industry, which is laser-focused on the […]

Clinicians ‘Don’t Know What They’re Fighting’ in Battle Against Overdose Deaths

In case you missed it, Behavioral Health Business has launched a new specialty publication for professionals in the substance use disorder space. You can subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business here: Subscribe today! The overdose epidemic has been split into three “waves,” characterized by prescription opioids, heroin and fentanyl. A new, “fourth wave” of the overdose […]

Hybrid Addiction Treatment Provider Eleanor Health Raises Over $22M

Substance use disorder (SUD) provider Eleanor Health has raised $22.23 million for its value-based care platform, according to an SEC filing. This new infusion of capital brings the company’s total raise to roughly $104 million. According to the SEC filing, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider plans to sell up to $30 million in equity in this […]

88% of Addiction Treatment Provider Groups Recover Together’s Contracts Utilize Value-Based Care

Almost 90% of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provider Groups Recover Together’s new payer contracts included a value-based care element. This starkly contrasts the vast majority of SUD providers, which still use the fee-for-service model. Value-based care can align payers’ and providers’ interests, encourage providers to provide the most effective pathways to treatment and result […]

Spring Health Partners with 2Morrow to Launch New Smoking Cessation Program

Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! A new partnership between Spring Health and 2Morrow Health will bring 2Morrow Health’s behavioral-based smoking cessation program into the Spring Health platform. Almost 30 million adults in the U.S. are current tobacco smokers, and smoking employees cost employers an average of $5,800 […]

Teens Turn to Substances to Relieve Stress, Putting Them at Risk in Adulthood

Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! Substance use during adolescence can be a crucial indicator of behavioral health issues in adulthood. Data shows more than two million adolescents aged 12 to 17 report using drugs within the last month. A new CDC study found that the most commonly reported […]

SUD Treatment Providers Embrace Alternative Payment Models, Ditch Fee-For-Service

Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! Fee-for-service reimbursement models have contributed to a fragmented behavioral health industry. Substance use disorder (SUD) providers are set to evolve current reimbursement models to alternative payment systems in 2024. Alternative payment models, which include risk-bearing, bundled payments and shared savings, offer a brighter […]