Alcohol Use Disorder Medication Coverage and Utilization Management in Medicaid Managed Care Plans
This study suggests that efforts to expand AUD medication prescribing may be limited by gaps in health insurance coverage. Medicaid MCPs and states can support AUD medication utilization by covering these medications without applying utilization management strategies.
Authors
- Cindy Parks Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-1196)
- Andrea Acevedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8564-6147)
- Rachel Sayko Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-0712)
- Jeffrey Bratberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-5768)
- Sage R. Feltus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2020-4866)
- Dominic Hodgkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-9176)
- Maureen T. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-0307)
- Constance M. Horgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2659-7082)
- Christina M. Andrews
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Booz Allen Hamilton (United States) (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Rhode Island College (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0695
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.13