Changes in Access to Medication Treatment during COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion and Disparities in Telehealth Use for Medicare Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder
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Description
Discusses policies that allow access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) via telehealth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examines outpatient telehealth
use and MOUD treatment among Medicare beneficiaries by dual eligibility status, rurality, and presence of comorbid health conditions between April-December 2020.
Date
01/2022
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Document
Organization
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Health disparities · Illicit drug use · Legislation and regulations · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth