In 2023, substance use disorder (SUD) executives forecast retaining and recruiting challenges, more modality flexibility, deeper adoption of data and value-based care and shifting regulatory frameworks. Behavioral Health Business reached out to top executives in the substance use disorder space to get their insights on two key questions — What will be the defining market […]
White Plains, New York-based substance use disorder provider Forge Health has secured $10 million in new funding. The capital is part of a $21.5 million funding effort that has spanned two distinct efforts in 2022. “We’re opening up new clinics, both in-person and virtual clinics alongside our partners — that’s accountable care organizations, payers as […]
Recently, three virtual medication-assisted treatment (MAT) startups have released research findings that demonstrate telehealth has been key to retaining patients and improving care outcomes. The companies — Bicycle Health, Quit Genius and Ophelia Health — are burgeoning behavioral health tech companies that have secured major venture capital funding and have grown significantly during the federal […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration is going after TruePill — the online pharmacy partner of Cerebral — for alleged inappropriate prescribing practices of controlled substances, specifically for the ADHD medication Adderall. On Friday, the federal agency announced that it started the administrative process of revoking TruePill’s license to prescribe controlled substances. The DEA alleges that TruePill […]
The federal government has proposed a new rule that would allow take-home doses of methadone. It would also let authorized physicians treat patients with buprenorphine and methadone-assisted over telehealth. This comes as the Biden administration continues to prioritize substance use disorder treatment amid the growing rates of drug overdose deaths. The CDC reported a 28% […]
Wages in psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals have dipped slightly, potentially signaling a slowing of wage inflation. That’s according to recently released data from risk management market research firm Hedgeye. Hourly wages for psychiatric and substance abuse hospital workers reached their lowest level year to date in September at $31.06 per hour. That mark is […]
Aware Recovery Care has named a new chief operating officer and revealed plans to expand its footprint. On Monday, the Wallingford, Connecticut-based in-home addiction treatment provider announced Martha Mather has taken on the COO role. She is the third to hold the role in 2022 and will report to CEO Brian Holzer, according to a […]
The Biden administration has unveiled a new proposed rule that would make it easier to coordinate the care of those with a substance use disorder. On Monday, the civil rights office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Department, along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), posted a […]
Discovery Behavioral Health Inc. has named Jennifer Carvalho president of its substance use division. The Irvine, California-based diversified behavioral health provider is promoting Carvalho to the role. She previously served as vice president of the substance use disorder division and CEO of the facility Casa Palmera in Del Mara, California. Carvalho reports to Discovery Behavioral […]
Innovation has its greatest impact when it’s applied at scale. And the intersection of innovation and scale is where Acadia Healthcare’s (Nasdaq: ACHC) new division president, Nasser Khan, wants to be. Driven by curiosity, the Rhode Islander wanted answers to questions about the health care industry that he couldn’t find in his previous life as […]
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