Medicaid managed care organization service coverage and diagnosis and treatment of opioid use disorder: evidence from quasi-random auto-assignment in Kentucky
These results suggest that increasing Medicaid MCO plan coverage to include a broader array of OUD treatment services and medications may be an effective strategy for increasing both OUD diagnosis and MOUD receipt, which is crucial for combating the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Authors
- Coady Wing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-7562)
- Felipe Lozano‐Rojas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-6094)
- Emily C. Lawler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-2223)
- Shelby R. Steuart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6615-1843)
- Lauren Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6625-4973)
- Amanda J. Abraham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-7464)
- Miguel Antonio Garcia Estrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0898-2200)
- Colleen M. Grogan
- Melissa A. Westlake
- Olivia M. Hinds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-4079)
- Christina M. Andrews
Institutions
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs Scholar
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxaf119
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse