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Discrimination Against People with OUD in Skilled Nursing Facilities: New Commentary Calls Healthcare Providers to Action
In a recently published commentary for Annals of Internal Medicine, “Ending Medical Complicity with Skilled Nursing Facility Discrimination Against People with Opioid Use Disorder,” Shawn M. Cohen, MD, instructor (general medicine) and faculty in the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, along with co-authors from the University of Washington, Boston Medical Center, and the Legal Action Center, describe discriminatory admissions practices in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) limiting access to care for people with opioid use disorder.