Why MAT for Alcohol Use Disorder Gets Overshadowed

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 […]

‘Capital Will Follow Where There’s Predictability’: Ideal Option CEO Connects Value-Based Care and Enterprise Value

Ideal Option knows the addiction treatment industry is constantly in flux, making predictability and timely insights vital to success. That’s why investing in lab services and advancing a value-based care contracting strategy is a top priority for the Kennewick, Washington-based outpatient addiction treatment provider, CEO Tim Kilgallon tells Addiction Treatment News. “Companies like us can […]

Ideal Option Opens Buprenorphine Clinic; THIRA Health Expands Service Lines with Adult Residential Program

SUD provider Ideal Option opens high-capacity addiction clinic Kennewick, Washington-based Ideal Option opened a 4,000-square-foot “flagship” clinic primarily designed to provide buprenorphine-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The clinic was partly funded through the American Rescue Plan Act through the City of Great Falls, Montana. “The grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act allows us to […]

Acadia Begins Construction on Florida JV; Ideal Option Opens New MAT Clinic

Ideal Option opens new MAT clinic  Outpatient addiction treatment provider Ideal Option opened a new clinic in Great Falls, Montanna. The new clinic will provide buprenorphine-based medication-assisted-treatment (MAT) to individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). The American Rescue Plan Act partly funded the new clinic. “The grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act allows […]

OU Health Starts $141M Project; $71M Psychiatric Hospital To Open In Florida

OU Health breaks ground on $141M pediatric behavioral health center University of Oklahoma-affiliated system, OU Health, broke ground on a new 82-bed behavioral health project on Nov. 1. The facility will cost about $141 million and serve the pediatric population. It will be named the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health Behavioral Health Center and be […]

61% of Addiction Treatment Patients Present with Polysubstance

New data demonstrates that fentanyl has complicated addiction treatment in the U.S. by increasing the prevalence of polysubstance use in patients seeking treatment. The data — from the Kennewick, Washington-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) provider Ideal Option — show that as many as 61% may need treatment for at least two different substances.  “Polysubstance use disorder […]

Even with Telehealth as New Normal, Many Behavioral Health Providers Keep Pursuing De Novo Growth

Some outpatient behavioral health companies are continuing with bold de novo growth strategies even while telehealth continues to have a major impact on the sector. Telehealth has swiftly taken over many aspects of outpatient visits in the behavioral health industry in just three years. Multiple studies and reviews show that telehealth has had and continues […]

Pipeline: Spero Health’s New Treatment Clinics; Voyages Expands Regional Presence

Spero Health opens doors to two new locations Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Spero Health has expanded its footprint with two new locations in Ohio and Virginia. Spero’s Ohio clinic is located in Akron, in the eastern part of the city, and offers in-person and telehealth services. The clinic accepts most commercial insurances as […]

Pipeline: Spero Health Opens Clinics in Two States; New Eating Disorder Treatment Offerings from Monte Nido, Alsana

Spero Health expands footprint with three new clinics Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Spero Health has opened the doors to three new facilities in the South. Two of those clinics are located in central Kentucky in the towns of Clarkson and Lebanon, both of which accept Kentucky Medicaid and a number of commercial insurance […]

Pipeline: Ideal Option Deepens Office-Based MAT Footprint; New ABA Facilities Open

Ideal Option deepens footprint in Washington state Ideal Option has opened a new clinic in Marysville, Washington. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, Ideal Option operates 70 office-based MAT centers across ten states. It has nearly 30 in Washington state. The new facility will treat patients for addiction to fentanyl, heroin, alcohol and […]