SUD Providers Struggle with Payers’ ‘Lip Service’ on Outcomes Data

Outcomes data has been touted as both the key to value-based care and the best leverage SUD providers have in payer negotiations. A handful of providers are seeing that in reality: Some payers are becoming amenable in negotiations when outcomes data is on the table, industry insiders said at the Behavioral Health Business INVEST conference.  […]

SUD Treatment Providers Adapting to Market Pressures Through Payer Relations, Service Integration

The substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry was formerly dotted by small, local providers. In the future, these mom-and-pop providers may go the way of cottage businesses during the Industrial Revolution. To be clear, SUD treatment has not yet been completely limited to assembly lines. Small providers still abound. At the recent Behavioral Health Business […]

SUD Provider Guardian Recovery Aims to Double in Size Without Compromising ‘Boutique’ Identity

The substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry has a history as a scattered network of small cash-pay providers. It remains largely fragmented. Delray Beach, Florida-based Guardian Recovery has experience evolving from a founder-led, boutique provider to an expansive network of 17 physical facilities and virtual care options. The challenge for the provider now is to […]

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 […]