Virtual Addiction Provider Bicycle Health Lays Off 15% of Workforce

Virtual opioid use disorder (OUD) provider Bicycle Health has laid off 15% of its workforce. The Boston-based company didn’t elaborate on the impetus for the move or which departments were impacted. Rather, a representative told Behavioral Health that the layoffs realigned resources to “direct patient care.”  “We remain laser-focused on providing consistent and high-quality care […]

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 […]

Talkspace Partners with Bicycle Health to Break Down Barriers to Mental Health and Addiction Care

Virtual mental health provider Talkspace (Nasdaq: TALK) has inked a deal with digital addiction operator Bicycle Health to provide both companies’ patients with access to both therapy and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. More than 21 million adults have both a mental illness and substance use disorder (SUD), according to the 2022 National Survey on […]

Novel Opioid Poppy Seed Tea Requires Similar Doses of Buprenorphine to Heroin

Clinicians may not be fully aware of poppy seed tea, a novel opioid made using easily obtained unwashed poppy seeds. Poppy seed tea has similar risks to other opioids, including the potential for death, according to research led by Scott Weiner, Bicycle Health’s director of research and emergency physician. Patients who seek treatment for poppy […]

56% of Patients Seeking OUD Care Started Using Through Legal Prescription

More than 86% of 2.7 million people in the U.S. living with opioid use disorder do not receive medication for opioid use disorder treatment (MOUD). This treatment can reduce withdrawal symptoms, prevent overdoses and support long-term recovery. New data from Bicycle Health, a virtual opioid use disorder provider, revealed details about the populations that do […]

‘They Won’t Rip Telehealth Away’: Digital Behavioral Health Companies Prepare for Industry-Shaping DEA Decision

November is fast approaching, and with it comes the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposed rule on telehealth and controlled substance prescribing. After a six-month delay, the federal law enforcement and regulatory body will release regulations that will shape the future of telehealth within behavioral health in the post-COVID era. It also has the potential to […]

OUD Provider Bicycle Teams Up with Retail Giant Albertsons on Buprenorphine Injections

Virtual opioid use disorder provider Bicycle Health has inked a deal with retail giant Albertsons to make buprenorphine extended-release injections, a type of medication-assisted treatment, available in 17 states. The partnership enables Bicycle Health’s doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe the injectable, called Sublocade, and have that prescription filled at Albertsons Companies pharmacies. […]

Less Than 60% of US Pharmacies Stock Buprenorphine for SUD, Creating Multiple Treatment Deserts

Only 57.9% of pharmacies in the U.S. stock buprenorphine, a prescription used for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). That’s according to new research published in JAMA highlighting a potential access issue for patients in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The cross-sectional study was based on data from virtual MAT provider Bicycle Health and included responses from 5,283 […]

Bicycle Health’s New COO Bringing Brick-and-Mortar Experience, Scale Mindset to Virtual SUD Provider

Boston-based Bicycle Health has named a new C-suite executive with over a decade of experience driving clinic-based operations to lead the company through its next growth phase. Earlier this week, the virtual opioid-use disorder (OUD) treatment company hired former One Medical executive Amy Finney as its chief operating officer. She held different roles at One […]