Composition of buprenorphine prescribing networks in Medicaid and association with quality of care

Despite Medicaid's outsized role in delivering and financing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), little is known about the extent to which buprenorphine prescriber networks vary across Medicaid health plans, and whether network characteristics affect quality of treatment received. In this observational cross-sectional study, we used 2018 –2019 Medicaid claims in Oregon to assess network variation in the numbers and types of buprenorphine prescribers, as well as the association of prescriber and network characteristics with quality of care.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research