This is an exclusive BHB+ story Investors remain keen on pursuing behavioral health deals, sustaining healthy deal flow with occasional spikes in volume. The level of activity, which has overall cooled from record-setting historic levels, is largely seen as having recovered and settled into a new normal. What’s more, several organizations that delayed potential exits […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story While the mental health sector has attracted steady investor interest and autism services have experienced a renewed awakening, the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry remains somewhat sleepy. In the first half of 2025, there were 18 deals in the SUD space, according to a recent report by M&A […]
Ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), is heading an information probe into the practices and patient outcomes of major for-profit methadone clinics: BayMark, Acadia and New Season. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are a major focus of the inquiry. While they are a primary source of methadone initiation […]
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 […]
One of the largest substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers in the U.S. announced patients’ records were exposed during a data breach last fall. BayMark Health Services, which treats over 70,000 patients daily, announced on Friday that an “unauthorized party” disrupted the company’s IT systems and accessed files containing patients’ personal and medical data. The […]
Companies that treat opioid use disorder could commend themselves last month when the federal government reported overdose deaths were down nearly 11% for the first eight months of 2024, marking the second-straight year of decline. “It’s fantastic news,” Jason Kletter, president of BayMark Health Services, told Addiction Treatment Business. “It’s something to celebrate.” But the […]
Certain sectors of behavioral health care are still “growing up.” For example, some industry insiders have said the autism therapy industry is in its toddler phase. The SUD industry, meanwhile, is working to shed some of the associations of its youth and enter a more adult era of addiction treatment. Some providers are modernizing their […]
Dealmaking in the behavioral health space has been slower in recent years. However, a handful of notable companies could be changing hands in the not-so-distant future. Based on data from the first quarter, it appears behavioral health dealmaking is stuck at lower volumes than pre-pandemic levels. As we prepare for new batches of M&A data […]
Understanding that substance use disorders (SUDs) are diseases of the brain, rather than moral failings, is critical to getting more people in treatment. That’s according to Caron Treatment CEO John Driscoll, who noted education about the conditions helps families heal and provides a business opportunity for providers to grow. People with SUDs often do not […]
A small portion of Americans who have alcohol use disorder (AUD) get potentially lifesaving and effective treatment. Patients and providers alike overlook medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for AUD due to rather potent market forces. Unlike most substances for which people seek treatment, huge sectors of American society and the economy encourage the consumption of alcohol. Spirits […]
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