Originally Published: May 19, 2025 09:00 ET
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Porch Light Health (PLH) has launched a groundbreaking incentive-based treatment program, Porch Light Rewards, in partnership with CHESS Health to enhance outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). The program, currently active across 13 locations in Colorado, uses an automated Contingency Management Rewards Engine to motivate patients to stay engaged in treatment, attend counseling, and abstain from substance use.
The evidence-based approach, known as contingency management, has shown particular effectiveness for stimulant use disorder and complex patient populations.
“Contingency management is the most effective treatment for stimulant disorder, and it has good outcomes for more complicated patients,” said Steve Carleton, LCSW, CAS, Chief Clinical Officer at PLH, who brings 20 years of SUD treatment experience to the initiative.
Since launching in March 2025, over 100 patients have enrolled in Porch Light Rewards, with positive feedback reported from both patients and staff. Program engagement and outcomes are being tracked through CHESS Health’s digital platform, with initial patient retention data expected in June and full outcomes tracked over the next 12 months.
The CHESS platform automates all aspects of the rewards system—from delivering incentives via reloadable debit cards to sending encouraging messages and generating real-time analytics—making it easier for providers to implement and scale contingency management effectively.
“Contingency management works, but without automation, it’s really hard for providers to implement and maintain,” said Hans Morefield, CEO of CHESS Health. “We’re pleased to be making contingency management easy and successful for Porch Light Health, especially across their thirteen locations and with the involvement of more than fifty staff.”
This effort builds on a broader mission at Porch Light Health to reduce overdose rates and expand access to Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), counseling, and wraparound services.
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Porch Light Health’s mission (formerly Front Range Clinic), is to provide low-barrier,high-access, quality medical addiction treatment to those affected by substance use disorders and related medical conditions. Porch Light Health offers comprehensive outpatient addiction medicine treatment service for alcohol and drug use disorders, including Opioids, Stimulants and Sedatives, as well as nicotine and cannabis use. In addition to evidence-based medical treatment, PLH offers psychiatry and therapy services, including treatment of infectious disease and other comorbidities.
For more information about Porch Light Health and its comprehensive addiction treatment services, call
(866) 394-6123.
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Jen Marnowski
Publicist, Porch Light Health
404-309-1137
jmarnowski@gmail.com
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