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State Options for Promoting Recovery among Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid or Substance Use Disorder

Description
Reports on interviews with health officials in Texas, Colorado, and Pennsylvania regarding how their states help pregnant women and young mothers with substance use disorders, focusing on opioids. Discusses Medicaid's role, funding sources of state initiatives, medication-assisted treatment, and issues for incarcerated women. Includes considerations and examples related to rural health throughout.
Author(s)
Becky Normile, Carrie Hanlon, Hannah Eichner
Date
10/2018
Type
Document
Organization
National Academy for State Health Policy
Tagged as
Criminal justice system · Funding · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Policy · Substance use and misuse · Women · Colorado · Pennsylvania · Texas

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