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One of our core values at Boulder is: “Our opportunity is our duty. People are counting on us.” With tireless advocacy, we’re working to change public policies and expand access to life-saving addiction medicine. Join our growing coalition! Visit #keepourcure for ways to reach out to elected officials about preserving access to telemedicine. https://lnkd.in/gxx2g6Cn

Join us **Tues. 9/24** 1:00pm ET // 10:00am PT for Stanford C-DIAS & Northwestern PSMG Virtual Grand Rounds! Hear Stephen Martin & Stephanie Strong discuss: 〰 What makes scaling treatment for conditions like opioid use disorder uniquely challenging 〰 How key elements of success -- people, product, and payment models -- take shape at Boulder 〰 The role of research and data collection in evolving best practices. Sign up to PSMG to receive a link to the session: https://lnkd.in/g3-TdscC Thank you Stanford University School of Medicine + Northwestern University for hosting this meaningful discussion.

“Expansion of naloxone & medications for opioid use — these strategies worked," said Dr. Volkow at The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Still, #fentanyl remains the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45: our work is only beginning. This hopeful dip merely represents an (almost) return to pre-pandemic levels — tracking along an exponential curve that has increased for decades. But today, we celebrate glimmers of hope: that our years of efforts to expand medication access, make drug use safer, and lower barriers to care are *working.* We envision a future in which fatal overdose is rare, and the 50M Americans with SUD can get care as soon as they need it. From the lead researcher: “And for the love of us all, do not ease up on whatever it is you are doing!” 📣📣 https://lnkd.in/gU3hEzwP

🎉 Boulder is one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Health Care! Read more from CEO Stephanie Strong & Medical Director Elizabeth "Liz" Bogel Ryan about what this means to us: https://lnkd.in/gjkaQgQj And via Fortune / GPTW: https://lnkd.in/gGaXFwnq Join us on our mission to help families and communities heal from addiction. Follow our Careers page for upcoming new roles: https://lnkd.in/ghMVdTEd

Today, Dr. Stephen Martin laid out clear solutions for a public health response commensurate to this unprecedented overdose crisis. Boulder Care & other low-barrier addiction medicine providers play a key role in rapidly scaling treatment — but we work hand-in-hand with: 〰️ safe syringe programs & safe consumption sites 〰️ sources of accessible naloxone (narcan) 〰️ other community providers of harm reduction services, education for safer use, and stigma-free primary care. Thank you RTI International for hosting this important discussion.

“We're focused on keeping people safe, getting them low-barrier treatment for their #opioid use disorder, and then -- once we build trust and have that open door with them -- being able to treat a host of other clinical and psychosocial needs as well,” said CEO Stephanie Strong. Boulder's team is committed to leading the digital health industry in social impact. We're thrilled to be recognized in the 2024 Fierce Healthcare & Fierce Pharma Top 50! More here: https://lnkd.in/gUrzvB8B

“Digital SUD provider Boulder Care tracks metrics including patient satisfaction, the speed at which the company can get patients into care, and quality of life outcomes, according to Rose Bromka, the company’s chief operating officer. Reuniting with family members, regaining driver’s licenses, returning to school and getting a work promotion are examples of quality of life outcomes. The company’s “gold standard quality metric” is retention in care rate, Bromka said. “We primarily serve a Medicaid population, and our payer partners can use their own claims data to validate that members in care with Boulder see reduced emergency room visits and inpatient stays by about 40 to 70%.” https://lnkd.in/gmGTN8Y9 Via Behavioral Health Business / Morgan Gonzales #valuebasedcare #medicaid #digitalhealth #mentalhealth #addictionmedicine #innovation

Every September we celebrate National Recovery Month. It’s a time to reflect on who we are and take stock of why we’re dedicated to treating people with substance use disorders. Yes, it’s difficult and heavy work. But watching recovery in action everyday is enormously rewarding. That’s our privilege. Here’s what we get to see: The rebuilding of relationships between parents and their children; regaining custody, time, and trust; the resolve of pregnant people making tremendously difficult, selfless choices to reshape their lives; of peer recovery specialists dedicated to making recovery easier for others than it was for them. The resilience of people who are grieving lost loved ones, coping with past trauma, grief, and abuse, and navigating tremendous threats to their safety – from housing and food instability to intimate partner violence to mental health conditions. The responses – thousands – we receive every month from patients detailing the hardships they face to recover and shape the life they envision, but again and again, seeing them do it. When people have dignity, resources, and support, they recover: and we get to walk alongside them. Recovery has enormous ripple effects. The reverberations of one person’s recovery expands well beyond the individual. Recovery can heal families and communities. Recovery can break generational cycles and fix broken systems. More than 20 million Americans do it everyday. They are living a life in recovery as they define it for themselves. For National Recovery Month, we are reflecting on the progress we’ve made and the work that needs to be done. 💜 #RecoveryMonth #NationalRecoveryMonth

At Boulder, we work closely with our managed care partners to make care accessible, affordable, and grounded in value. By linking reimbursement to outcomes — and meeting regularly with health plan partners to align on shared goals, member progress, and demonstrated cost savings — *everyone wins* when patients get well. Our Partner Success team makes so much of this happen. We’re deeply grateful for their hard work moving the addiction medicine field forward.