Behavioral Health Business VALUE Conference
Behavioral Health Business presents VALUE, a conference for industry executives focused on the future of value-based care in behavioral health.
C-suite executives and thought-leaders look to define the conversation around this and future payment models in behavioral health care.
Who You Can Expect to Meet at VALUE:
- Behavioral health owners and operators
- Payers, insurers and health systems
- Investors and capital providers
- Technology providers
How can peer support workers help to accelerate value-based care arrangements?
We will be answering that question and more alongside industry leaders in Outcome Tracking (ERPHealth) and EMR (Kipu Health) at next week's VALUE conference!
What is the Cost of SUDs for Employers, Employees, and their Health Insurance Payers?
A recently-published JAMA study titled, Medical Costs of Substance Use Disorders in the US Employer-Sponsored Insurance Population, examined the research question: What is the medical cost of substance use disorders (SUDs) for US employers, employees, and their health insurance payers?
The answer: of the 162 million non–Medicare eligible enrollees with employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in 2018, 2.3 million had an SUD diagnosis. The annual attributable medical expenditure was $15,640 per affected enrollee and $35.3 billion in the population.
The authors said it best, so we’ll highlight their words:
- “The cost of strategies to support employees and their health insurance dependents to prevent and treat SUDs can be considered in terms of potentially offsetting the existing high medical cost of SUDs.”
- "Not all people with SUDs have a diagnosis, and costs related to absenteeism, presenteeism, job retention, and mortality are not addressed.”
- “In this study, 1% of the ESI population had an SUD diagnosis compared with 11% of workers who self-report SUD, suggesting the medical cost that employers and their health insurance payers face is likely far higher than reported here. Employers can take action by developing workplace-supported prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.”
Is your workplace Recovery-Ready? Manifesto Health will co-create your workplace-supported recovery program. Let us help you lead the way!
Facing the Opioid Crisis Together: Mental Health (Patrick and Ramon)
Listen to the podcast here featuring our Cofounder, Patrick Mullen: Facing the Opioid Crisis Together
In this episode, Patrick and Ramon discuss the intersection of substance use disorder and mental health, what it means to have a dual diagnosis or co-occurring conditions, and the importance of a holistic approach to treatment.
Hosted by Heather Major, Director of Programs for Independence Blue Cross Foundation.
Recovery is possible, and help is available. Please visit our website for more information, resources and inspiration: www.ibxfoundation.org/SYK
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This podcast discusses opioid use, opioid treatment, and physical and psychological trauma, which may be triggering for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
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Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) Conference
Yesterday, Manifesto Healths’s Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Hilferty Jr. presented to community providers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the annual Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Conference. Dan discussed:
- Importance and effectiveness of helping those in recovery find their purpose and career path.
- Value of companies creating and sustaining recovery-ready work environments.
- Manifesto's mission and vision.
We are grateful for every opportunity to speak with community leaders about Manifesto and are so excited for many upcoming events.
Stay Tuned!
Someone You Know Campaign | IBX Foundation
The opioid crisis affects everyone. Whether you're experiencing addiction, on the path to recovery, or supporting a loved one’s journey, Someone You Know® can help inspire hope and support recovery.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Initiative is combating the opioid epidemic through leveraging cross-sector collaboration, enabling community partners, empowering nurses, and prevention. Below are resources for accessing help.
Our very own Cofounder & Chief Clinical Officer, Patrick Mullen, is honored to be a Someone You Know Ambassador by publicly sharing his own story and engaging in the community efforts to destigmatize addiction and promote a message of hope, resiliency, and empowerment.
Watch the SYK video here: Patrick's Recovery Journey
Patrick Flynn at the State of the Union
Check out the full-length article featuring our cofounder, Patrick Flynn, here: Rep. Dean welcomes Substance Use Awareness Activist, Patrick Flynn, to Tuesday's State of the Union
"You can talk about addiction in a lot of places, talk about your issues," Flynn said. "It's very tough to be able to openly bring that into the workplace."
That's true for the people battling addiction, but their loved ones, too, Flynn said. When he co-founded the Someone You Know associate group at IBX, Flynn said he often thought of his mother, who was afraid people would view her as a bad parent due to her son's addiction.
The support group provides IBX employees a place to share the way addiction impacts their lives. It aims to raise awareness about the effects of addiction while also reducing stigmas.
"That was the genesis and the passion behind starting the Someone You Know associate group," Flynn said. "I want to take it to where any individual who is working for IBX, who is dealing with this in any way, can feel comfortable enough to come forward to join this group and talk about it."
The support group is an extension of the the IBX Foundation's Someone You Know campaign, a grassroots effort designed to humanize the opioid crisis. Its 20 ambassadors – all local people in recovery – have been featured on various marketing platforms, including a mobile exhibit.
The ambassadors also have met with Mayor Jim Kenney, Gov. Tom Wolf and visited the U.S. Capitol building.
"I really think it's a powerful thing that more companies should be doing," Flynn said.