The Addiction Treatment Market: $36 Billion In Spending In 2015

In 2015 addiction treatment spending was $36 billion. U.S. per capita spending for addiction treatment services in 2015 was approximately $112.08 per person. The addictions treatment services market includes health services for addiction and substance abuse.

Addiction treatment spending accounts for 15% of total behavioral health (mental health and addiction treatment services) spending and 1.2% of total health spending. When addiction treatment spending is broken down by payer, state and local funds account for the largest percentage of addiction treatment spending at 29% or almost $10 billion. Medicaid is the second largest payer at 21% or $7.2 billion, followed by private insurance at 18% or $6.1 billion. In 2015, public payers (Medicaid, Medicare, other federal, and other state and local funds) accounted for the majority, 69%, of addiction treatment spending in 2014. Private payers (commercial, out-of-pocket, and other private) accounted for the other 31% of spending.

Addictions treatment services are provided by a wide array of professionals, including certified counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and addiction specialists.

This report includes information on:

• Trends in addiction treatment spending
• U.S. addiction treatment spending by payer
• U.S. addiction treatment spending by care setting