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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• Humboldt County, California, Sheriff’s Office Implements Sublocade, Long-Acting Injected Buprenorphine, Program To Address Opioid Crisis
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• New Hampshire Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Delaware Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Hawaii Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
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• Delaware Rolling Out Statewide Behavioral Health Coordination Platform
• In California, Significant Rural/Urban Disparities Existed In Access To Active Buprenorphine Prescribers In 2021
• Missouri Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Ohio Primary Care Professionals More Willing To Treat Type 2 Diabetes Than Opioid Use Disorder
• Delaware Fines UnitedHealthcare $450,000 For Mental Health Parity Penalties

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Buprenorphine With Medical Management Counseling Is Just As Effective As Buprenorphine With Intensive Behavioral Therapy For Treatment Of OUD

Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) plus standard medical medication management counseling was as effective as treatment with buprenorphine plus intensive behavioral therapy, a recent study found. Effectiveness was defined as treatment retention and opioid-free weeks over a 12-week period. Those who received buprenorphine with medical management counseling had an average of 7.00 opioid-free weeks, and they stayed in treatment for an average of 10.21 weeks out of a maximum of 12 weeks. Comparatively,… Read

• Oklahoma Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Wisconsin Health & Human Services System State Profile Report
• Signed Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act Stipulation Between UHC & Delaware
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• Kentucky Health & Human Services System State Profile Report

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