The Role of Primary Care in Improving Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Rural Medicaid Enrollees with Opioid Use Disorder

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Examines the utilization of primary care among rural Medicaid enrollees in rural Pennsylvania diagnosed with an opioid use disorder (OUD). Describes the relationship between primary care utilization, distance to a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescriber, and MAT utilization.

Evan S. Cole, Ellen DiDomenico, Gerald Cochran, et al.

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(6), 936-943

06/2019

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Access · Illicit drug use · Medicaid · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Pennsylvania