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 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 20, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Residential SUD treatment addresses the acute phase of addiction but was not designed to deliver longitudinal continuing care. Most providers have historically asked patients to navigate recovery in the same environments where their addictions developed,...
by Ethan Webb | Feb 19, 2026 | Regulation
If you have worked in behavioral health long enough, the phrase “value-based care” starts to sound less like a strategy and more like a weather forecast. Everyone agrees it is coming. No one can say exactly when. And the people who have been preparing for...
