Ideal Option Enters Addiction Treatment Bundled Payment Model With Oregon Payer PacificSource For Office-Based Opioid Treatment

Addiction treatment provider organization Ideal Option entered into a value-based bundled payment model with Oregon payer, PacificSource. Under this agreement, PacificSource will pay Ideal Option a monthly per consumer payment for its members receiving office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) medication assisted treatment (MAT). The monthly payment will cover all services needed by the consumer.

The new alternative payment model fixes monthly per patient cost, objectively measures population outcomes, and eliminates restrictive and administratively burdensome procedure-based fee-for-service payment. The model is expected to provide measurable savings and give Ideal Option professionals freedom to customize service delivery to . . .