NIH R01 · 2025
Substance use disorder treatment centers and facility ownership changes
Project Summary An estimated 40.3 million adults and adolescents needed treatment for substance use disorders in 2020. Yet only 6.5% of those needing treatment received it. Access to high-quality care remains a significant challenge. In the past decade, private equity (PE) firms have acquired numerous substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, although evidence on the extent of these acquisitions is scarce. SUD treatment centers are attractive targets for private equity acquisition due to increased need for SUD treatment, increased health insurance coverage, and expansions in coverage of SUD treatments, all of which increase demand for treatment. Opportunities for efficiencies due…
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