Research Brief
A joint analysis with Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA Company, examining how substance use disorder dollars actually flow, and where continuity breaks down.
3.64:1
Crisis to recovery
$3.64 goes to acute stabilization for every $1 directed to services that sustain long-term recovery.
$569M
Allowed cost analyzed
Members with a primary SUD diagnosis across ~150,000 ACA marketplace lives, benefit year 2023.
$2,071
Per-member opportunity
Estimated annual opportunity from closing part of the continuity gap. A planning figure, not a guaranteed yield.
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