Medicaid expansion and treatment for opioid use disorders in Oregon: an interrupted time-series analysis.

CONCLUSION: The number of Medicaid recipients with an opioid use disorder who received psychosocial and pharmacological services increased substantially following Oregon's Medicaid expansion in 2014. There was a decline, however, in the proportion of individuals with an opioid use disorder receiving care in opioid treatment programs.
PMID: 31416475 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - August 14, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: McCarty D, Gu Y, McIlveen JW, Lind BK Tags: Addict Sci Clin Pract Source Type: research