by Ethan Webb | May 4, 2026 | Technology
Key Takeaways Peer support adoption is uneven across behavioral health: Substance use disorder treatment has integrated peer specialists into mainstream practice, while mental health treatment has been slower to embrace the model despite close clinical overlap between...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 23, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Substance use disorders cost the United States more than $700 billion a year, according to NIDA. The White House Council of Economic Advisers estimated in 2025 that the opioid epidemic alone imposed costs of $2.7 trillion in 2023, equivalent to roughly...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 22, 2026 | M&A
Key Takeaways Discovery Behavioral Health, one of the largest behavioral health platforms in the country and a Webster Equity Partners portfolio company, defaulted on $280 million in debt owed to Capital One and HPS Investment Partners under agreements originally...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 21, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways There is no industry-wide consensus on what constitutes a measurable outcome in substance use disorder treatment. Different payers use different definitions, creating a moving target for operators trying to build measurement infrastructure. Longitudinal...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 21, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) was Kentucky’s largest substance use disorder treatment provider, operating more than 30 facilities at its peak in summer 2024. By January 2026, it had shrunk to 14 locations, was enmeshed in multiple federal lawsuits,...
