Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Buprenorphine and Methadone Utilization Among Reproductive-Age Women with Opioid Use Disorder: an Analysis of Multi-state Medicaid Claims in the USA.
Kevin Young XuDavida M SchiffHendrée E JonesCaitlin E MartinJeannie C KellyLaura J BierutEbony B CarterRichard A GruczaPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
Our data illustrate inequities between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White Medicaid enrollees with regard to buprenorphine and methadone utilization in the USA, consistent with literature on the racialized origins of methadone and buprenorphine treatment.