Shifting Addiction Treatment Models

The past five years has seen a change in where and how addiction treatment is delivered, driven by the opioid epidemic, the rising health care costs due to addiction, the pandemic, and increased private equity interest in the addiction treatment market segment (see All Is New In Addiction Treatment). New programs—outpatient medication assisted treatment (MAT) programs, in-home treatment programs, and virtual treatment programs—are increasingly common. The field has seen the growth of many outpatient MAT programs due to easier access and lower costs. This new program model is offered by traditional addiction treatment provider organizations and by . . .