Access to and Payment for Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment in Ohio:

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment

Theodore VParran¹ 

关键词: Buprenorphine;    insurance coverage;    payment;    office-based treatment;    buprenorphine access;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1178221817699247

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Importance:Office-based opiate agonist therapy has dramatically expanded access to medication-assisted treatment over the past decade but has also led to increased buprenorphine diversion.Objective:Our study sought to characterize physicians who participate in office-based therapy (OBT) to assess patient access to OBT in Ohio 10 years after its introduction.Design/Setting/Participants:Cross-sectional telephone survey of Drug Addiction Treatment Act–waivered physicians in Ohio listed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).Main Outcomes:This study sought to determine what proportion of eligible physicians are actively prescribing buprenorphine, whether they accept insurance for OBT, and whether they accept insurance for non-OBT services. In addition, we evaluated what physician characteristics predicted those primary outcomes. We hypothesized that a significant minority of eligible physicians are not active prescribers of buprenorphine. In addition, we expected that a significant minority of OBT...

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