The Role of Primary Care in Improving Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Rural Medicaid Enrollees with Opioid Use Disorder
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Description
Examines the utilization of primary care among rural Medicaid enrollees in rural Pennsylvania diagnosed with an opioid use disorder (OUD). Describes the relationship between primary care utilization, distance to a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescriber, and MAT utilization.
Author(s)
Evan S. Cole, Ellen DiDomenico, Gerald Cochran, et al.
Citation
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(6), 936-943
Date
06/2019
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· Illicit drug use
· Medicaid
· Prescription drug misuse
· Primary care
· Service delivery models
· Statistics and data
· Substance use and misuse
· Pennsylvania