Missouri Sees Investors Eye Behavioral Health

Circle Connections: New Products & Services At Castlewood Treatment Center, patients with eating disorders receive intensive, one-on-one therapy at three estate-like residential campuses nestled in the hills of St. Louis. The daily rate for an inpatient stay runs about $1,100, a once-staggering amount to treat conditions like anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, which require 24-hour care. Yet thanks to the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, not only are more clients successfully lobbying their insurance carriers for reimbursement, but the treatment centers themselves are seeing a changing business environment. As payers have . . .