Trends in Methadone Use for Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicaid Enrollees
This cross-sectional study aims to quantify methadone use for opioid use disorder in the Medicaid program and assesses buprenorphine use as a possible shift between medications for opioid use disorder.
Authors
- Ashish P. Thakrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4406-6752)
- Margaret Lowenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-6814)
- Kacie Bogar
- Sean Hennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-9413)
- Warren B. Bilker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-7525)
- Colleen Brensinger
- Charles E. Leonard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-9657)
- Yu‐Chia Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8848-8658)
Institutions
- Translational Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.5023
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- ACCP Foundation
- Moderna
- Novo Nordisk
- National Institutes of Health
- Genentech
- National Institute of Mental Health