Addiction Treatment Services

Addiction is a chronic disease, which causes individuals to seek “reward” from substance-use or other activities whether or not they may cause harm. Addiction treatment has been in the spotlight as payers, policymakers, and health systems struggle to address the opioid crisis and increasing substance-related mortality rates. As a result, the addiction treatment market is shifting—there is expanded coverage for residential treatment, a push towards greater integration and care coordination, and new competitors entering the market—creating new challenges and opportunities for organizations working in addiction treatment.

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• Georgia Restructures Public Behavioral Health Community Service Boards
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• DEA Final Rule: Implementation Of The Substance Use Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery & Treatment For Patients & Communities Act Of 2018: Dispensing & Administering Controlled Substances For Medication-Assisted Treatment
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• Primary Health Solutions Acquires South Community Behavioral Health, Expanding Services Across Greater Miami Valley, Ohio Region
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• States With SUD IMD Waivers Report Higher Utilization Of Inpatient & Residential SUD Treatment
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States With SUD IMD Waivers Report Higher Utilization Of Inpatient & Residential SUD Treatment

Six states that implemented Section 1115 waivers covering Medicaid payments to Institutions for Mental Disease (IMDs) for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment reported that higher utilization of inpatient and residential SUD treatment, with some evidence of expanded treatment capacity. Using IMDs as a treatment setting expanded access to services and medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). The six states are California, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Utah, and Washington. Historically, Medicaid has not reimbursed for services… Read

• Colorado Medicaid Cuts Rates By 2%, Changes Behavioral Health Safety Net Reimbursement Model
• Helio Health Opens Opioid Treatment Center In Gloversville, New York
• Nearly 5% Of People Receiving State Mental Health Services Are Homeless
• Creation Behavioral Healthcare Wins $31 Million Contract For Recuperative Care & Substance Use Recovery In San Diego
• Getting To SUD 2.0

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