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Continuing Patients on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder—New Challenges for Research and Policy

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Lu et al 1 provide important new evidence on changes in treatment quality across the cascade of care for Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder (OUD) between 2019 and 2023.Specifically, using Medicaid enrollment and claims records from 47 states and the District of Columbia, they examined changes in the prevalence of OUD diagnoses, medications for OUD (MOUD) treatment, 180-day

Source: JAMA Network Open

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.7449

Authors: Stephan R. Lindner, Hillary Samples

Institutions: Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000