6/6 More in the paper (link below) and more upcoming work here looking at outcomes.

Thanks to a great team including Zirui, Sneha, Chris, Simar, and David Zhu who led this analysis, and to the STAT team for working with us

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

5/x The market concentration raises questions about competition, and the distribution might reflect preferential targeting of privately insured

But more work is needed here, especially as legislators grow concerned about PE in methadone
@edmarkey.bsky.social

www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...

4/x We found that
- about 30% of OTPs nationally are owned by PE, far greater than PE penetration in hospitals, SNFs, or physician practices
- Over half of PE-owned clinics were owned by 3 parent companies
- in 14 states, over half of OTPs are PE owned; in 3 states, all are

3/x Given data linking PE to higher costs & worse quality in other healthcare facilities like hospitals & nursing homes, we looked at PE in opioid treatment, inspired by great reporting from Lev Facher on PE & the "methadone clinic monopoly"
@statnews.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2024/03/19/m...

2/x Earlier this week, an @nytimes.com investigation revealed egregious practices to maximize profit at for-profit methadone clinics owned by Acadia, including enrolling people w/o opioid use disorder, fraudulent billing, and more

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/h...