Rising Cannabis Use Disorder Cases Prompt Treatment Providers to Expand Services

This is an exclusive BHB+ story Experts warn that rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) are increasing due to more favorable perceptions of the drug and higher concentrations. Providers already treating substance use disorders (SUDs) have the tools to treat CUD – a move that could increase care access and strengthen revenue streams. However, better […]

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 […]

Digital Addiction Market Primed for Consolidation in 2025

M&A in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment space has been slow over the last few years. However, that could change as a new “business-friendly” presidential administration takes over and interest rates soften. And some industry insiders speculate that digital could be the place to look for M&A activity in 2025. “I imagine we will […]

Cigna’s David Cordani, Business Leaders and Lawmakers Zoom In on Mental Health Care

Mental health has firmly become an issue that some of the most powerful business leaders and politicians actually want to talk about. The subject was in the spotlight last Tuesday when the Business Roundtable and managed care insurer The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) convened a “Mental Health Summit” in Washington, D.C., that featured two U.S. […]

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 […]

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Reports Surge in Revenue Amid Rising Demand for Residential, Detox Services

While outpatient services are the hot topic in substance use disorder (SUD) care, some providers are continuing to see residential care drive their bottom line. Addiction provider Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (HBFF) is seeing an uptick in net patient service revenues driven mainly by higher utilization of detox services and residential treatment. That’s according to […]

8 SUD Treatment Companies to Watch in 2024

The substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry has experienced significant challenges and breakthroughs in 2024, but a handful of providers are emerging as ones to watch in the coming year. The SUD dealmaking space has stayed stale thus far in 2024. While deals once flowed freely, only 10 closed in the first half of the […]

Diversifying Operations, Building Partnerships Critical to Addiction Treatment Revenue Growth

Substance use disorder (SUD) providers are looking for new ways to expand their business offerings and partners to boost revenue.  Diversifying offerings is one of the most popular ways to improve revenue generation. For many providers, this means increasing their continuum of care to include acute residential services through intensive outpatient programs [IOPs] and outpatient […]

Why 2024 Could Be the Year of the Employer Sponsoring More SUD Programs 

This could be the year of employers sponsoring more substance use disorder (SUD) programs. That’s according to Robert Poznanovich, the chief business growth officer at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. He will be participating in a panel discussion entitled “SUD Payment Landscape: Emerging Revenue Opportunities” at Behavioral Health Business’ inaugural Autism & Addiction Treatment Forum […]