“We believe our patients and their families want more health, not more treatment. We understand that the goal of healthcare is better health at a reasonable cost and we are committed to providing just that.”
If anyone should be interested in value creation for people struggling with mental health and addiction it should be the employers who rely on their employees to be productive and healthy members of the workforce. By one estimate substance use disorders cost the nation an estimated 276 billion dollars per year with much of the cost resulting from lost work productivity and increased healthcare spending. Given that 3/4 of the people with drug or alcohol problems are employed, employers have a major stake in supporting employees in engaging in effective and timely treatment.
