Non -ethical practices are getting more and more disturbance In the United States, the quality of drug use disorders (SUD) treatment increases the risk of recurrence and abuse by individuals pursuing recovery. Although there are evidence -based SUP processing, regulatory supervision has a gap in which non -ethical actors can use the current system.
These non -ethical practices include patient brokerage, deception marketing and fraud. Patient brokerageFor example, a third party that recommends individuals and benefits from treatment facilities is included. Deception False statements of services to attract patients and their families. These non -ethical practices damage People who are treated, causes inappropriate therapeutic environments, and inappropriate treatment and overdose in some cases.
I have a non -ethical actor exploitation Increased insurance insurance for SUD treatment provided by Affordable Care Act. Some states have taken measures to fight these non -ethical practices, but the evidence of this effort is limited.
New study
In the study “State level behavior targeting non -ethical material disorder treatment practices: qualitative researchWe have investigated the national efforts to solve non -ethical SUD treatment practices. We have explored the type of measures that were drunk, the factors that promoted successful arbitration, and the barriers to prevent effective policy implementation. The goal was to better understand the various efforts at home level (for example, education requirements to improve education to improve education and improve education).
methods
From June 2022 to February 2023, we conducted an anti -structured interview with 15 major intelligence sources from 11 organizations, including state and state -level advocates and state organizations. We have chosen an information source for expertise in SUD processing, policy implementation or regulation. we analyze Data by identifying repeated themes in the interview. This method helped to identify the patterns of non -ethical practices, the status measures taken to solve this, and the response related to the situation where these measures were implemented.
result
The sources of information explained some non -ethical practices, such as patient brokerage, deception marketing, exaggeration and insurance fraud, and poor practices of recovery housing in the SUD treatment field. This problem was often related to each other to use the individual and organization to use the vulnerable patients for profits.
Some states, such as Florida and Colorado, have made progress in dealing with non -ethical practices by establishing a task force and enacting legislation. A total of 12 states have enacted how to target only patient brokers or marketing. The information sources saw a task force or adjustment organ with a clear goal to improve SUD treatment or to prevent non -ethical practices relatively effective. Legislative legislation was considered the most effective in pairing with clearly designated organizations in charge of centralized efforts (e.g. national quality standard), strategic leadership, regulation and execution. The information sources also proposed a stronger federal execution because many non -ethical actors operate across the US’s main boundaries, limiting the effects of responding at the national level.
Information providers also emphasized the importance of appropriate resources (ie, financing and employees) and how the public’s perception plays an important role in promoting behavior of non -ethical practices. Task Force and advocacy groups help to raise awareness, but often lack the authority to change without stronger regulation.
conclusion
that mass Currently, the characteristics of SUD treatment from other medical services in the health system have resulted in fragmentation and inconsistent treatment and service gaps of SUD patients. Laws that target only patient brokers and periods may help to prevent non -ethical practices, but the desired effect may not be able to adjust proper funding, clear regulatory agencies and the state. A country that wants to implement new policies to solve these tasks can be learned in the existing law, but there must be tools and adjustments needed to effectively solve this complex problem.
