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
Organization
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Tagged as
Health disparities
· Illicit drug use
· Legislation and regulations
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Telehealth