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Limiting the Duration of Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: Will New State Policies Help or Hurt?

Clark, Robin E.
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Baxter, Jeffrey D.
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Barton, Bruce A
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Aweh, Gideon
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O'Connell, Elizabeth
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Fisher, William H.
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Clark, Robin E.
Baxter, Jeffrey D.
Barton, Bruce A
Aweh, Gideon
O'Connell, Elizabeth
Fisher, William H.
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Commonwealth Medicine, Center for Health Policy and Research
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2014-06-25
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Opioid management
 pharmacy
 behavioral health
 Medicaid
 buprenorphine therapy
 opioid dependence
 Health Economics
 Health Law and Policy
 Health Policy
 Health Services Administration
 Health Services Research
 Substance Abuse and Addiction
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This presentation details the impact of state Medicaid programs placing lifetime limits on buprenorphine therapy for individuals with opioid dependence. The research reveals that setting limits does not save money or help the patient.

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10.13028/fn5e-vj16
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