Enhancing Rural Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary
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Description
Provides an overview of issues related to opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas. Discusses access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), MOUD workforce, telehealth to support access to MOUD, and Medicaid 1115 demonstrations that address OUD. Offers policy recommendations related to regulatory barriers, reimbursement flexibility, workforce, and service site expansion to increase access to MOUD in rural areas.
Date
01/2025
Organization
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Tagged as
Access
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Illicit drug use
· Medicaid
· Pharmacy and prescription drugs
· Policy
· Prescription drug misuse
· Recruitment and retention of health professionals
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Service delivery models
· Telehealth
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- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, view details