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SUBMITTER: Miles J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910625 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miles Jennifer J Treitler Peter P Lloyd James J Samples Hillary H Mahone Anais A Hermida Richard R Gupta Sumedha S Duncan Alexandra A Baaklini Vanessa V Simon Kosali I KI Crystal Stephen S
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20231001 10
We examined Medicare Part D claims from the period 2015-19 to identify state and national racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine receipt among Medicare disability beneficiaries with diagnosed opioid use disorder or opioid overdose. Racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine use remained persistently high during the study period, especially for Black beneficiaries, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and policies. ...[more]