Medicaid expansion and access to naloxone in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Yue ChengPatricia R FreemanEmily SladeMinji SohnJeffery C TalbertChris DelcherPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
Medicaid expansion increased naloxone access by increasing the Medicaid-paid percentage of naloxone prescriptions in metro areas. States with Medicaid expansion had a faster rate of increase in the Medicaid-paid percentage of naloxone than states without Medicaid expansion in nonmetro areas.