Consumer telehealth · Outpatient opioid addiction treatment
Groups Recover Together
Groups Recover Together is an outpatient addiction treatment provider that combines Suboxone prescriptions with weekly group therapy, online and at more than 120 local offices, and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most commercial insurance.
Strong fit
- People with opioid use disorder on Medicaid or Medicare
- Patients who want weekly group therapy as part of treatment
- Patients who want online and in-person care from the same program
Weak fit
- Patients outside the 13 states it serves
- People who do not want weekly urine screens
- Patients looking for a posted cash price
Bottom line
Groups Recover Together treats opioid use disorder with medication, weekly group therapy, and social support, online and in local offices. It suits Medicaid and Medicare patients who want a structured program with peers. Patients outside its 13 states, or who want medication without weekly groups and screens, should look elsewhere.
Score breakdown
Weights: Outcomes 35% · Product 30% · Implementation 20% · Pricing clarity 15%.
Groups is used by adults with opioid use disorder, many of them on Medicaid, who want medication and a recovery community in one program. After a virtual intake with a counselor and a physician, a member gets a Suboxone prescription filled at a local pharmacy and joins a weekly group led by a licensed counselor, online or in person. In some states Groups also prescribes long-acting injectable medication.
Groups is paid for mainly through insurance. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most commercial plans, and offers discounted self-pay options and state grant programs for uninsured patients in eligible states, but it posts no cash price. QuickMD charges $99 per visit in cash, and Bicycle Health lists $249 a month for self-pay patients.
The closest competitors are Bicycle Health, Ophelia, Boulder Care, Workit Health, and QuickMD.
Dr. Jeff De Flavio co-founded Groups in 2014, when he opened an office to treat a patient with heroin addiction, according to its About page. Today it has more than 120 locations and serves 13 states. Cooper Zelnick, who joined in 2018 and served as president and chief strategy officer, became chief executive in September 2025. He told Behavioral Health Business that Groups is the largest value-based provider of its type in the country.
Treatment has firm rules. Members complete weekly urine screens through the Groups app, which Groups says many states require for Suboxone treatment, and attend a weekly group. Zelnick has said Groups is investing in free and discounted programs for uninsured patients and in exchange plan contracts as Medicaid enrollment tightens.
What patients say
"Having a group every week with the same people is what kept me showing up."
"My Medicaid covered it, so the hardest part was making the first phone call."
"Weekly urine screens through the app felt like a lot once I was stable."
"There was no price on the site, so I had to call to find out what self-pay would cost."
Where customer reviews couldn't be found, our analysts attempted to give a voice to buyer sentiment, drawing on real information from review sites, forums, and product documentation. Based on: Groups FAQs, Groups insurance page, and Behavioral Health Business.
Competitor landscape
| Vendor | Overall | Ease of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Ophelia | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Bicycle Health | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Boulder Care | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Workit Health | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Groups Recover Together | 7.3 | 7.0 |
Pricing
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Model | Groups bills Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance, with discounted self-pay options for uninsured patients in eligible states. |
| What usually drives cost | For Groups, cost depends on your plan's copay and deductible, your state, and whether you qualify for a grant program. |
| What to ask before you buy | Ask Groups what your plan will cover for visits, group therapy, and drug screens, and what the self-pay rate is in your state. |
| Note | Suboxone prescriptions are filled at your local pharmacy. |
| Published pricing | Groups publishes no price list. Its payments page lists 888-858-1723 for coverage questions. |
Leadership
Cooper ZelnickCEO- Dr. Jeff De FlavioCo-founder
Methodology
| Weight | Factor | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Customer outcomes | Whether buyers get measurable operational or clinical-workflow results after go-live |
| 30% | Product | Capability depth, reliability, and fit for the job the category buys |
| 20% | Implementation | How hard it is to stand up, integrate, train, and stabilize |
| 15% | Pricing clarity | Whether a buyer can model total cost without a mystery quote |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Highly recommend | Strong outcomes and product with manageable caveats |
| Recommend | Solid fit for the right buyer; know the tradeoffs |
| Conditional | Only with a specific use case or heavy caveats |
| Not recommended | Avoid for most buyers in this category |
Read our full methodology for how we weight scores and assign recommend labels.