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Treatment setting among individuals with opioid use and criminal legal involvement, housing instability, or Medicaid insurance, 2015-2021
Shearer R, Howell B, Khatri U, Winkelman T. Treatment setting among individuals with opioid use and criminal legal involvement, housing instability, or Medicaid insurance, 2015-2021. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2023, 8: 100179. PMID: 37502021, PMCID: PMC10368753, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicaid insuranceTreatment settingsDoctor's officeReceipt of MOUDHousing instabilityOpioid use disorderMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyMental health facilitiesLower ratesMOUD useOpioid useHealth facilitiesProportion of individualsMOUDUse disordersMultiple treatment settingsLogistic regressionLegal involvementHigher likelihoodTreatmentRole TreatmentSimilar ratesLow incomeVariety of settingsHealth Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion
Howell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageMental disordersMedicaid expansionSubstance useInsurance coverageTreatment useMental health treatment useAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersFederal poverty levelUse of treatmentsLegal involvementLow health insurance coverageNSDUH respondentsUse disordersHealth treatmentDrug useMental illnessPercentage point increaseAge 18Insurance accessDisordersHealth insuranceTreatment
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Changes In Health Services Use After Receipt Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder In A Statewide Correctional System
Howell BA, Martin RA, Lebeau R, Truong AQ, Wang EA, Rich JD, Clarke JG. Changes In Health Services Use After Receipt Of Medications For Opioid Use Disorder In A Statewide Correctional System. Health Affairs 2021, 40: 1304-1311. PMID: 34339247, PMCID: PMC9036835, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderReceipt of medicationHealth care useHealth service useCare useService useUse disordersTotal health care costsEmergency department visitsCorrectional settingsOpioid overdose mortalityEvidence-based treatmentsHealth care costsHealth care servicesRhode Island DepartmentUnified jailDepartment visitsPharmacy claimsInpatient admissionsMedicationsOutpatient servicesOverdose mortalityCare costsCare servicesAddiction treatment