Out-of-Pocket Costs and Payer Types for Buprenorphine Among US Youth Aged 12 to 19 Years

Andrew Terranella; Gery Guy Jr; Andrea Strahan; Christina Mikosz

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2376

Out-of-Pocket Costs and Payer Types for Buprenorphine Among US Youth Aged 12 to 19 Years

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Oct 1;177(10):1096-1098. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2376.

Authors

Andrew Terranella¹, Gery Guy Jr¹, Andrea Strahan¹, Christina Mikosz¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 37548969
PMCID: PMC10407759 (available on 2024-08-07)
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2376

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines out-of-pocket costs and payer types for buprenorphine prescriptions filled for youth aged 12 to 19 years at US retail pharmacies.