Open AccessDisparities in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration
Author(s) -
Andrea K. Finlay,
Alex H. S. Harris,
Christine Timko,
Mengfei Yu,
David Smelson,
Matthew Stimmel,
Ingrid A. Binswanger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000719
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid use disorder , receipt , odds , ethnic group , medicaid , psychiatry , logistic regression , odds ratio , health care , health equity , methadone , family medicine , opioid , public health , nursing , receptor , sociology , world wide web , computer science , anthropology , economics , economic growth
A variety of patients - including women, older, racial/ethnic minority, rural, homeless, and justice-involved patients - are vulnerable to experiencing poor healthcare access and quality, such as lower quality substance use disorder treatment, than other populations. The current study examined receipt of medications for opioid use disorder by vulnerable populations within Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to determine whether there are patient and facility factors that are associated with disparities in care.