Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Referral Rejection From Postacute Care Facilities Among People With Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts
Among people with OUD referred to private postacute care in Massachusetts, non-Hispanic Black individuals were more likely to be rejected compared to non-Hispanic White individuals, demonstrating racism in postacute care admissions. Efforts to address discrimination against people with OUD in postacute care admissions must also address racial equity.
Authors
- Sophie Rosenmoss
- Patience Moyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1323-4554)
- Benjamin Bearnot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-8422)
- Zoe Weinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-6023)
- Marc R. Larochelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-1200)
- Alexander Yale Walley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-4882)
- Simeon D. Kimmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5029-9384)
- Shapei Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-6850)
- Kaku So‐Armah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1505-6384)
Institutions
- PDK International (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001390
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- School of Medicine, Boston University
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases