AXIOS January 29, 2024
Some of America’s most challenging behavioral health care problems include a key disadvantage: They’re not very profitable to treat.
Why it matters: Serious mental illness and addiction have a profound effect on families and communities, but their complexity and their concentration among lower-income people make them issues that the private market has little incentive to solve.
The big picture: More than 100,000 Americans are dying of drug overdoses every year, and around 5% of the adult population experiences serious mental illness each year.
- Fentanyl use, addiction and serious mental illness — often in the context of homelessness — have become increasingly controversial political topics, partially a reflection of their growing societal impact.
- But despite a clear need for more...
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