Value-Based Care Strategies for SUD Organizations Are a ‘Continuum,’ Not an Endpoint

Taking incremental steps is critical for providers looking to transition into value-based care models for substance use disorder (SUD) services. Overall, SUD treatment is seeing a growing shift toward value-based payment models. This dynamic has the potential to improve patient outcomes, close care gaps and encourage integrated care coordination. However, providers looking to shift to […]

Inside Caron Treatment Centers’ Addiction Research: Exploring GLP-1s and Genetic Markers

As the opioid epidemic approaches its second decade of devastating impact, some health care providers are integrating evidence-based research into their clinical practice to combat this persistent crisis. Nonprofit substance use disorder (SUD) provider Caron Treatment Centers has taken the approach of integrating research into care. Caron’s Chief Medical Officer, Adam Scioli, said having research […]

Addiction Treatment in 2024: Navigating Privacy Challenges, Telehealth Shifts, Reimbursement Reforms

The landscape of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in 2024 was a tapestry of challenges, technological disruptions and unexpected breakthroughs. A staggering data leak exposed the personal information of 100 million patients. Economic pressures forced some SUD providers to retreat from certain state markets, and long-anticipated regulatory changes were once again delayed, leaving the industry […]

From Diversifying Services to Acquiring Patients: How SUD Executives Are Navigating Industry Growing Pains

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 […]

‘It’s a Brain Disease’: Changing Perception of Substance Use Key to Battling Opioid Epidemic

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 […]

Family Support Vital in Addiction Care, Despite Reimbursement Challenges

Involving families in substance use treatment has long been considered beneficial, but the substance use disorder industry’s oncoming shift to value-based care may make them indispensable.  Family programming can decrease the chances of relapse and provide a common language for family members to communicate about addiction, but most payers do not cover these services. Still, […]

From Psychedelics to Weight-Loss Drugs: Examining New Approaches to SUD Treatment

When Peter Loeb co-founded Lionrock Recovery in 2010, the business of treating substance use disorders (SUDs) was very different. SUDs were stigmatized as taboo addictions, drug laws were stricter and models like Lion Rock charging clients for telehealth visits had not started. At the same time, there were fewer acute problems around SUDs – the […]

Future-Proofing Addiction Treatment Must Include Tech, Leadership, Care Continuum

The substance use disorder (SUD) industry has dramatically changed in recent years, adjusting to new technology, regulations and medications. The SUD platform of the future will take into account trends with payers and technology, industry insiders told Addiction Treatment Business, and continually re-educate itself on the best treatment modalities. Still, future-proofing SUD providers must keep […]