While behavioral health dealmaking remained soft in 2023, one sector completed a record number of deals last year. Seventeen deals were completed in the outpatient partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP) and counseling sectors. Outpatient SUD treatment has become more popular because it is more affordable for patients and payers and easier for operators to scale. Mental health deal flow still managed to outpace SUD deals with 11 more deals completed. Outpatient transactions were popular in this segment as well as in SUD treatment.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2024/03/19/iops-phps-were-bright-spots-amid-2023s-behavioral-health-ma-slowdown