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AAC.US | Other human health activities

AAC Holdings, Inc. is a provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services. The company operates treatment facilities and centers across the United States, offering a range of programs including detoxification, residential treatment, and aftercare services. AAC Holdings focuses ...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

AAC Holdings Inc. faces scrutiny over a 2024 data breach that allegedly compromised sensitive data for 422,424 individuals, including names and Social Security numbers, linked to the Rhysida ransomware group. This led to a class action lawsuit alleging federal health privacy violations. The company also plans to restate financial reports by approximately $40 million since 2016 and roughly $25 million prior, citing material weaknesses in financial reporting processes. While AAC Holdings provides substance abuse treatment, employee reviews are mixed, with some reports of inconsistent compensation changes and missing bonus payouts.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect-10
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-20
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-30
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech-40
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess AAC Holdings Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

AAC Holdings Inc. is a provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services, not a financial institution. The 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' value and its associated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are designed to assess companies involved in lending, insurance, moving, or storing money. As AAC Holdings Inc. does not offer these types of financial services or products to consumers, all KPIs related to financial services, such as pricing fairness, exploitative fees, lending compliance, wealth-building outcomes, and data accessibility for financial data, are not applicable to its business model. The company's revenue is primarily from commercial payors, not consumer lending or deposit services.

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While the company's website offers general financial advice for individuals in recovery, this does not constitute a structured financial literacy program as defined for financial service providers.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

-10

Employee reviews on Glassdoor indicate an overall employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars

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, which corresponds to 60/100 for worker engagement. This rating is in line with the healthcare industry average of 3.4 stars
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. Only 43% of employees would recommend working at AAC
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, and CEO approval stands at 46%.
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Reviews indicate mixed sentiment, with some praising benefits and work-life balance, while others criticize management, inconsistent compensation, and a lack of accountability. No specific quantitative data is available for living wage coverage, CEO-to-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, concrete data points for AAC Holdings Inc. were found in the provided articles regarding fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend. The articles primarily discuss other companies (automakers) or general industry trends, explicitly noting a lack of data for AAC.US on these metrics. GM spent approximately $8.5 billion with North American diverse suppliers in 2023

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, while Ford spent over $7 billion with minority-owned companies in 2021
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. Stellantis reported $9.3 billion in 2023
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.

Honest & Fair Business

-20

AAC Holdings announced in 2025 that it will restate financial reports by approximately $40 million since the beginning of 2016 and another roughly $25 million prior to that

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. This includes revisions to revenues, accounts receivable, bad debt allowances, and net losses for various periods
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, such as -$13.5 million for 2016, -$14.3 million for 2017, and -$11.8 million for 2018 Q1-Q9
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. The company will report a material weakness in financial reporting processes and controls
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. This represents one restatement event within the past five years.

Kind to Animals

0

AAC Holdings Inc. is a service-oriented company providing substance abuse treatment. While the provided articles discuss animal-assisted therapy and the use of service animals, they contain no specific data regarding AAC.US's direct involvement in animal welfare practices, product sourcing, animal testing, or related R&D and policy engagement. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored due to a lack of relevant evidence.

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No War, No Weapons

0

No relevant information was found in the provided articles to assess AAC.US against the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles discuss general corporate governance and ethics policies, but do not contain any specific data points or mentions related to arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any other conflict-related activities. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to lack of evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

-30

In 2022, the company achieved a waste diversion rate of at least 90% in Changzhou

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and 90% in Shenzhen.
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The company has a target year of 2028 for achieving SBTi greenhouse gas reduction targets, but these targets lack confirmation of validation.
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No environmental compliance violations were reported across the provided articles.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess AAC Holdings Inc. against any of the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' KPIs. The articles either discuss general industry trends in DE&I

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, list job postings
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,
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,
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, or present statements of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion without providing measurable outcomes or specific data points for AAC.US's performance in community engagement, cultural preservation, or related areas
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. Information about cultural sensitivity training was not linked to AAC.US employees or operations
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,
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.

Safe & Smart Tech

-40

AAC experienced a cyberattack between September 23-26, 2024, resulting in the exfiltration of 2.8 terabytes of data, affecting 422,424 individuals.

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The compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and health insurance information.
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The breach was detected on September 26, 2024.
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and contained by October 3, 2024.
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Notification to affected individuals began December 23, 2024, with 12 months of credit monitoring offered.
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Following this incident, AAC filed notices with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Maine Attorney General.
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, and a proposed class action lawsuit alleges violations of federal health privacy regulations.
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Separately, in April 2022, AAC earned the HIPAA Seal of Compliance.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, concrete data points related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products for AAC Holdings Inc. (AAC.US) were found in the provided articles. pertains to 'AAC Technologies,' a different entity, despite sharing a similar ticker. The remaining articles discuss general industry goals and initiatives from the American Chemistry Council, which are not specific to AAC Holdings Inc., a provider of substance abuse treatment services.

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