NIH R01 · 2024
Unpacking Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Quality
PROJECT SUMMARY Over 2 million people are now estimated to have an opioid use disorder (OUD). The U.S. health care system is struggling to meet this challenge, as the need for OUD treatment far exceeds the supply of qualified clinicians who can prescribe and monitor medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). MOUD are effective at reducing overdose deaths and improving outcomes, but are vastly underused, with only 25-40% of adults with OUD receiving MOUD. Rates of OUD are particularly high among Medicaid enrollees, and Medicaid is the largest payor of OUD treatment services. Studies have demonstrated racial, ethnic, geographic, and age differences in overdose death rates, patterns of opioid…
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