Jim Wrich
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THIS BOOK IS A ROADMAP TO ADDRESSING the enormous Substance Use Disorder (SUD) problem in America. With 49 million people age 12 and over afflicted wi
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th SUD and only 1 in 19 receiving treatment by a professional with a specialty in the illness, the current system is failing. Employers and insurance carriers have grudgingly paid for conventional clinical-medical treatment, but abbreviated by managed care practices, it has often ended up with high costs and low recovery outcomes... Fortunately, there is an alternative.
In A Costworthy Response to the Substance Use Disorder Crisis in America, author Jim Wrich introduces an evidence-based model at a fraction of the cost and with higher recovery rates. Known as Supportive Educational Community Care (SECC) and pioneered by The Retreat in Wayzata, Minnesota, it has been subjected to rigorous outcome evaluation for 31,000 people over the past 26 years. Today, more than a dozen locations in the US and abroad offer this type of care, both residential and outpatient.
SECC is appropriate for at least 70 percent of those suffering from SUD, yet employers and insurance carriers do not yet reimburse for it. This book includes extensive research from respected authorities, clear and sophisticated Benefit to Cost data comparing the options, and a compelling argument that it’s in the best interests of employers, insurance carriers, and everyone else affected by SUD to cover the cost of SECC.
This book is well worth the read for those who pay health claims— benefits managers and insurance actuaries—and those who refer SUD sufferers for care—medical doctors, EAP practitioners, and other health professionals. It’s time to provide a Costworthy approach to SUD care that benefits all involved.
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