Health Plan Disenrollment and Mortality After Initiation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
In this cohort study of patients who initiated MOUD, experiencing health plan disenrollment was associated with increased mortality risk compared with remaining enrolled. Strategies are needed to improve continuity of health coverage and mitigate the elevated mortality risk during insurance transitions for patients receiving medications for OUD.
Authors
- Cynthia I. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1019-5852)
- Ingrid A. Binswanger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-8078)
- Anh P. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-4508)
- Glenn K. Goodrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0487-0682)
- Paul J. Christine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-0761)
- Komal J. Narwaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5653-4456)
- Amy Loree
- Jason Glanz
- Stanley Xu
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (US)
- Health and Hospital Corporation (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0021
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00