The Financial Sustainability of Programs to Initiate Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Department Settings
These findings indicate that some hospitals are able to sustain ED-based induction of MOUD using time-limited grant funding. However, wider dissemination of this model will likely require more stable funding streams, such as Medicaid reimbursement, paying adequate rates, and coverage of personnel.
Authors
- Cindy Parks Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-1196)
- Jennifer J. Wicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-8611)
- Shelly F. Greenfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-1416)
- Margot T. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-1044)
- Zachary F. Meisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8474-7993)
- Dominic Hodgkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-9176)
- Constance M. Horgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2659-7082)
Institutions
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70185
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Brandeis University
- National Institute on Drug Abuse