Tag: addiction treatment
Optum Layoffs 2025: A Restructuring Amid Behavioral Health Focus and Challenges
Optum, the services arm of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), has recently undergone a significant restructuring effort that led to the layoffs of at least...
The Reluctance of Physicians to Treat Addiction: Addressing the Barriers to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) remains one of the most significant public health crises in the United States. With over 107,000 overdose deaths in 2022...
Building a Substance Use Disorder Facility: Navigating Community Backlash, Legal Barriers, and the Path to Success
Building a new substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility can be a transformative step for any community, providing critical services to individuals struggling with...
Methadone Access in the Era of Fentanyl: Progress, Innovation, and the Road Ahead
As fentanyl continues to drive the deadliest chapter of America’s opioid epidemic, methadone treatment access has never been more urgent. One such medication—methadone—has long...
Primary Care and the Opioid Crisis: Unlocking the Potential of MOUD Access Through Everyday Healthcare
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States, claiming nearly 82,000 lives in 2022 alone, according to the National Institute on...
Breaking Barriers: Five States Now Provide Medicaid Coverage for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Before Release from Incarceration
In a groundbreaking shift toward equitable healthcare access, five states—Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont—have been granted federal approval to provide Medicaid-covered healthcare in...