Recovery.com is poised to become the behavioral health industry’s equivalent to Expedia. The company will bring seven addiction content and marketing directories under its ownership after acquiring them from American Addiction Centers (AAC) for an undisclosed amount. While executives would not confirm the exact terms of the deal, a source close to the deal described […]
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 […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Increasingly, employers are paying for addiction care for their staff, disrupting the status quo. It’s changing the way providers view reimbursement and how they operate by placing new expectations on measurable results, transparency and speed. By stepping into the payer role, employers are reshaping stigma, return on investment and […]
Last year, Ozempic took the weight loss industry by storm; could the substance use disorder industry be next? It’s possible, according to some industry insiders. But that’s not the only trend likely to shape 2025. New drugs, technologies, payer trends and care models set the stage for 2025 to be a transformative year for the […]
Lack of sleep can increase a person’s chance of developing hypertension, diabetes, heart attack and stroke. There’s an intrinsic link to mental health and well-being, too. Sleep loss and behavioral health conditions can lead to a feedback loop in which lack of sleep worsens behavioral health conditions, and behavioral health conditions lead to lack of […]
“There’s just some people that you meet in life that you know you’re meant to meet.” Such was the impression Ellen-Jo Boschert had of David Hans when the pair met at a job interview in the fall of 2022. Hans was chief clinical officer of American Addiction Centers, which runs eight residential treatment centers across […]
Sandstone Care expands youth outpatient services Youth provider Sandstone Care has opened a new outpatient facility in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The center will be dedicated to providing age-specific behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment for teens and young adults. Patients will be able to access intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) providers are increasingly building trauma therapy into their practices, offering screenings and specific treatments to address trauma and improve patient outcomes. Including these services may make providers more attractive partners for health plans. Still, providers may be missing a wide swath of their patient base who need trauma care. Research has […]
Payers and providers have struggled to draw out a roadmap for value-based care in addiction treatment. As a result, the adoption of value-based contracting in substance use care remains low. Still, some payers and providers blazed the trail over the past several years, highlighting some core do’s and don’ts for value-based care contracting. “I’ve been […]
The public comment period hasn’t begun for the Biden administration’s recently published proposed mental health parity rule. But that hasn’t stopped a flood of commentary on the rule from entering the public sphere already. On July 25, the administration released a proposed rule that firms up mental health parity in terms of health plan’s compliance […]
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