Be Well Texas

What Be Well Texas does

Be Well Texas is a state-funded healthcare initiative of UT Health San Antonio (part of the University of Texas System) that provides evidence-based treatment and recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness throughout Texas. Founded in 2019 and operating as a flagship initiative of the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, it serves patients across multiple segments — including adolescents and young adults (ages 11-27), pregnant and postpartum women, rural populations, and individuals experiencing homelessness — through both in-person visits at its San Antonio clinic and statewide telehealth. The organization has served over 2,580 clinic clients since opening in October 2021 and delivered more than 27,700 evidence-based services across a 138+ partner organization network covering 174 counties.

The core technology stack includes a telehealth platform accessible via smartphone or computer, Epic MyChart for patient portal access, the WEconnect Health smartphone app for contingency management and peer recovery support, and REDCap for clinical trial data management. Key partnerships include Genoa Healthcare for mail-order pharmacy, Quest Diagnostics for lab services, Dell Medical School for the SHOUT Texas hospital-based program, WEconnect Recovery for behavioral therapy, and Corazón San Antonio for mobile outreach to homeless populations. Distinct programs include the Be Well Clinic, Naloxone Texas (free statewide naloxone distribution via 112+ vending machines), C-STAT (provider telementoring), the Be Well Texas Youth Clinic, and the Rural Consortium targeting all 178 rural Texas counties.

The business model is primarily grant-funded and operates as a non-commercial state initiative. Revenue streams include Texas Health and Human Services Commission grants (notably $256M over four years awarded in 2025), SAMHSA federal funding, NIH research grants, Bexar County ARPA funds, insurance reimbursement, and a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients. Services are provided at low or no cost to qualifying patients. The organization is not a venture-backed or equity-funded entity; it is a government-funded program within a public academic health science center, with leadership headed by Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter as founding director and Senior Executive Vice President for Research at UT Health San Antonio.

Name

Be Well Texas

Legal name

Be Well Texas

Website

https://bewelltexas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Be Well Texas is a state-funded UT Health San Antonio initiative providing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, recovery support, and telehealth services across Texas through clinics, a 138+ partner network, and naloxone distribution programs serving underserved populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Programs (IOP/PHP/OP) (HLAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Substance use treatment
• Opioid use disorder care
• Addiction recovery services
• Telehealth addiction treatment
• Medication-assisted treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and State Funding: Primary revenue from Texas Health and Human Services Commission funding, SAMHSA federal grants, and other state/federal funds. In 2025, awarded $256 million over four years for opioid use disorder services expansion.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Accepts most insurance plans for treatment services.
3. Grant-Funded Patient Services: Services provided at low to no cost for qualifying patients, funded through grants covering visits, medication, lab services, counseling, case management, and peer support.
4. Sliding Fee Scale Private Pay: Direct payment option based on sliding fee scale for patients without insurance or ability to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Be Well Texas is a statewide substance use disorder treatment and recovery initiative operated under UT Health San Antonio, delivering evidence-based care through in-person clinics and telehealth across Texas. Its core offerings include medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), behavioral health therapy, peer recovery support, naloxone distribution, and provider training and telementoring. Services are delivered directly to patients and through a coordinated network of more than 138 partner organizations statewide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Naloxone Texas: Statewide initiative working to end opioid overdose in Texas through free naloxone distribution, overdose response education, and community engagement.
• C-STAT
• Be Well Texas Youth Clinic

Products and services

• Be Well Clinic Outpatient substance use disorder treatment clinic offering comprehensive care including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), psychiatric evaluation, behavioral therapy, peer recovery support, and case management for adult Texans; delivered in-person and via telehealth.
• Be Well Texas Youth Clinic Dedicated outpatient treatment program for adolescents and young adults (ages 12-25) with substance use disorders, providing MOUD, therapy, peer recovery support, and family services via telehealth statewide and in-person at UT Health San Antonio.
• Naloxone Texas Statewide overdose prevention program that distributes no-cost naloxone to Texans, provides overdose education, and operates a clinician-staffed helpline for ordering naloxone and accessing treatment referrals.
• C-STAT (Center for Substance Use Training and Telementoring) Workforce development program providing continuing education, Project ECHO telementoring, training in MOUD and buprenorphine prescribing, and clinical guidance for Texas healthcare providers treating substance use disorder.
• SHOUT Texas Hospital and emergency department-based program offering peer recovery support, screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for patients presenting with substance use-related issues at participating Texas hospitals.
• Be Well Texas Provider Network Coordinated referral network of 138+ vetted provider organizations across Texas offering various levels of substance use care, enabling patients to access treatment close to home through warm handoffs and centralized navigation.
• Be Well Texas Maternal Health Program Specialized clinical program supporting pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder, providing MOUD, prenatal care coordination, behavioral health, and recovery support services.
• Texas Substance Use Treatment Rural Initiative Statewide initiative expanding access to substance use disorder treatment in rural and underserved Texas communities through telehealth, mobile services, and partnerships with rural providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of patients started on buprenorphine during hospitalization enter treatment after discharge
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SkanskaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for on-site Narcan training sessions for construction workers. Under Skanska's Care for Life framework, workers receive overdose prevention and response training, focusing on recognizing opioid overdose signs and administering Naloxone.
• Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at AustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHOUT Texas program partnership for increasing access to substance and opioid use disorder treatment during acute hospitalization. Builds on award-winning Buprenorphine Team at Dell Seton Medical Center.
• Rubber Gloves Rehearsal StudiominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHost site for first Narcan vending machine in Denton. After successful overdose reversal on premises, the venue became first deployment site for 112-statewide Naloxone Texas vending machine initiative.
• Genoa HealthcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationPharmacy partner for mail-order medication services, enabling patients to receive medications by mail from the clinic's pharmacy partner.
• Quest DiagnosticscoreTechnology or IntegrationLaboratory partner for substance use monitoring, including medication adherence testing. Test kits can be sent to patient homes or completed at Quest Diagnostic facilities.
• Corazón San AntoniocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile Medical Team partnership to meet urgent need for substance use treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness, combining addiction care with trusted outreach services.
• Unity RecoverycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBexar County Community Recovery Support Services initiative collaboration establishing the county's first recovery community organization and recovery community center.
• WEconnect RecoverycoreTechnology or IntegrationSmartphone app partner for contingency management behavioral therapy, combining financial incentives for treatment goals with peer recovery support. App users showed 35% reduction in opioid use days and 19% longer treatment retention.
• PeriPANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Maternal Health ECHO program supporting perinatal providers in delivering trauma-informed care in areas with limited behavioral health access.
• C-STAT (Center for Substance Use Training and Telementoring)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternal center providing high-quality education to healthcare providers, behavioral health providers, and other professionals on best practices for responding to substance use.
• Health ConfianzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountywide multilevel health literacy initiative partnership for addressing long COVID and health literacy challenges in Bexar County.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Treatment: Multi-state outpatient SUD treatment provider offering medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine, naltrexone) and counseling. Direct peer in the outpatient SUD clinic model Be Well Texas operates, with similar payer mix and patient population focus.
• BrightView Health: Outpatient addiction treatment provider delivering MAT, therapy, and case management across multiple states. Comparable to Be Well's combination of in-person and telehealth SUD services with wraparound peer recovery support.
• Spero Health: Outpatient SUD treatment chain offering MAT and counseling in a clinic-plus-telehealth model. Closely comparable to Be Well Clinic's hybrid in-person and virtual delivery and focus on underinsured populations.
• BayMark Health Services: Large multi-brand operator of opioid treatment programs, office-based opioid treatment, and recovery services across North America. Comparable outpatient SUD delivery model, with similar reliance on buprenorphine and methadone programs.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Large nonprofit SUD treatment organization with research, inpatient, and outpatient programs. Peer in academic-affiliated, evidence-based SUD treatment and recovery support services across multiple service lines.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Nonprofit addiction treatment provider with residential, outpatient, and recovery support programs and significant research output. Comparable as a multi-modality, evidence-based SUD provider with integrated peer recovery services.
• Odyssey House: Nonprofit SUD and behavioral health treatment organization providing outpatient, residential, and recovery support services, often to underserved populations. Comparable mission-aligned SUD treatment with wraparound care delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Shatterproof: National nonprofit focused on ending addiction through advocacy, treatment navigation, and quality standards across the SUD continuum. Peer in mission and scale of state-level SUD systems-change work, though it does not directly deliver clinical care like Be Well Clinic.
• American Addiction Centers: Publicly-traded multi-state operator of residential and outpatient SUD treatment facilities. Comparable breadth of SUD services (detox, MAT, therapy, recovery) but operates under a for-profit, commercial-payor model rather than Be Well's grant-funded approach.

Others

• WEconnect Recovery: Digital health vendor of the WEconnect Health app for contingency management and recovery support. Be Well is a customer/clinical integration partner; relevant as an enabling technology peer rather than a service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bewelltexas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFbWTbCDjdf2wIgUjHuHhmg
• Facebookfacebook.com/BeWellTexas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bewelltexas
• Instagraminstagram.com/bewelltexas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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