Buprenorphine Treatment Divide by Race/Ethnicity and Payment

JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Sep 1;76(9):979-981. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0876.

Pooja A Lagisetty^{1

2

3}, Ryan Ross⁴, Amy Bohnert^{2

3

5}, Michael Clay^{1

6}, Donovan T Maust^{2

3

5}

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, School of Medicine, Ann Arbor.
² Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ Institute for Health Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, School of Medicine, Ann Arbor.
⁶ VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Abstract

This study reports the seeming disparity in access to buprenorphine prescriptions among racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with lower income.