TY  - JOUR
TI  - Buprenorphine Prior Authorization Removal: Low Hanging Fruit in the Opioid Overdose Crisis
AU  - Beetham, T
JO  - Harvard Public Health Review
PY  - 2019
VL  - 25
DO  - 10.54111/0001/Y2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.54111/0001/Y2
AB  - The overdose crisis in the United States is not abating. The number of overdose mortalities has never been higher, and synthetic opioid mortalities increased 45% from 2016 to 2017 (Scholl, et al., 2019). The scope is daunting, but there is “low-hanging fruit” yet to be addressed. Though seldom mentioned in public debate, effective treatment is available, yet access to it is mired in red tape.
KW  - buprenorphine
KW  - prior authorization
KW  - Medicaid
KW  - OUD treatment
KW  - policy commentary
KW  - addiction treatment access
ER  -