Patterns and Quality of Buprenorphine Opioid Agonist Treatment in a Large Medicaid Program

摘要

Objectives: Use of buprenorphine - an effective treatment for opioid use disorders (OUDs) - has increased rapidly in recent years and is often financed by Medicaid. We investigated predictors of buprenorphine treatment, patterns of care, and quality of care in a large state Medicaid program.