The Current Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Substance Use Disorder Providers
The opioid epidemic has been raging for years, and now with the added anxiety and isolation of COVID, the demand for treatment has never been greater. Yet, addiction treatment providers are facing new hurdles at every turn. Commercial insurance companies are responding to heightened demand for care with a constant stream of new initiatives and strategies designed to reduce their behavioral health spend. State and Federal legislatures are creating laws that demand providers? heightened vigilance, often at great expense. Government regulators are investing more resources to ensure compliance and investigate perceived wrongdoers. Local communities are becoming more creative and savvy in finding ways to keep ?NIMBY? facilities and sober homes out of their neighborhoods. Employment laws drive up labor and administrative costs of operating. And against this challenging backdrop, most providers just want to help folks recover.
