Reconstructing Healthcare: Innovative Solutions For Employers To Lower Their Healthcare Costs

Topics: Opioid Crisis Pain Killers Mental Health Addiction Chronic Pain Treatment Facilities In this episode, Michael introduces you to Tim Ryan, the Founder of a Man in Recovery Foundation. Join us as we learn more about how opioid addiction impacted Tim’s personal life and how he is striving to help others’ suffering from addiction and bring awareness of the opioid epidemic. Here’s a glance at what we discuss in this episode: Tim’s story as a successful consultant, entrepreneur and his journey from heroin addict to convict to becoming the founder of A Man in Recovery Foundation The types of drugs that fall under the umbrella of opioids Why 90% of individuals who are addicted to opioids will either succumb to an overdose or will be incarcerated   How 75% of addiction begins with prescriptions and overprescribing from providers How insurance coverage plays in role in inadequate options for treatment of addiction How a lack of treatment facilities and short duration of treatment via insur