SUD Industry Has Evolved But Still Has a ‘Lot of White Space’ for Consolidation 

The outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) industry has evolved from a landscape of mom-and-pop businesses to a field dominated by sophisticated providers seeking to provide quality care. While the SUD industry has matured over the last decade, it still faces significant roadblocks like stigma surrounding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and fragmentation. The splintered SUD market offers […]

It’s Not ‘Magic’: Ending the X-Waiver Alone Unlikely to Fix MAT’s Access Problem

The federal government now allows any appropriately registered prescribers to use buprenorphine to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) after years of loosening restrictions on the drug. Several behavioral health insiders see the move as having clear benefits for the industry. However, the benefit of deregulating buprenorphine may underwhelm in the short-term and even […]

Substance Use Disorder Executive Outlook: Plan for Economic Pressures, Regulatory Turmoil

In 2023, substance use disorder (SUD) executives forecast retaining and recruiting challenges, more modality flexibility, deeper adoption of data and value-based care and shifting regulatory frameworks. Behavioral Health Business reached out to top executives in the substance use disorder space to get their insights on two key questions — What will be the defining market […]

Why More Behavioral Health Operators Opt to Lease Instead of Own

Behavioral health providers largely opt to lease real estate instead of buying it in order to maximize capital going into operations. That’s where investors often say they can get the most return for their investment, and where providers say they can best address patient needs.  This happens to such a degree that the behavioral health […]

Spero Health Picks Up 4 New Outpatient Clinics in First Acquisition

Spero Health has bought fellow outpatient addiction provider My Turning Point in its first acquisition. The new acquisition will give the Brentwood, Tennessee-headquartered provider four new outpatient addiction treatment program locations in Kentucky. This comes as Spero Health continues its ambitious growth plan heading into the final stretch of 2022. Financial terms of the My […]

Building the Foundation of Value-Based Care for Substance Use Disorder is Not Without Hurdles

Inadequate and mismatched business systems and cautious — if not drawn-out — negotiations impede the rapid adoption of value-based care in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment space. Part of the challenge comes from a lack of consensus in the marketplace about what the high-level practices of value-based care should look like. But even when […]

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: Oceans Building New Behavioral Health Hospital; Spero Health’s Latest Openings

Oceans Healthcare breaks ground on new hospital Oceans Healthcare is breaking ground on a new behavioral health hospital in Lubbock, Texas that is scheduled to open next fall. Oceans Behavioral Hospital Lubbock — which will provide inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for adults and seniors — will house 32 beds and employ a staff of […]