ArticleSubstance use & misuse2025
Telehealth Disparities in Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment among Medicaid Beneficiaries during COVID-19.
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- Telemedicine and increased retention in medications for opioid use disorder treatment.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- State Medicaid Telehealth Policies and Rates of Alcohol and Substance Use Treatment at Federally Qualified Health Centers: Does Modality Matter?Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2026Article
- Demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing the adoption of telehealth services for substance use treatment.BMC public health · 2025Article
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backgroundWe investigated racial and ethnic disparities in telehealth counseling among Medicaid-insured patients in outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment clinics and assessed whether the clinic-level proportion of Medicaid-insured patients moderated these disparities.
methodsUsing New York State (NYS) Medicaid and statewide treatment registry data, we analyzed 24,814 admission episodes across 399 outpatient SUD clinics during the first 6 months of COVID-19 (April-September 2020). Our outcome measure was the number of tele-counseling sessions within the first 90 days of treatment. Key independent variables included beneficiary race/ethnicity and the clinic-level proportion of Medicaid-insured patients, divided into four quartiles: lowest, second, third, and highest. Mixed effects negative binomial models assessed the associations between race/ethnicity, Medicaid proportions, and telehealth use, with interaction terms evaluating the moderating role of Medicaid proportions.
resultsBlack and Latinx patients received fewer telehealth sessions than non-Latinx White patients, with adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRRs) of 0.86 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.91) for Black patients and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.88, 0.98) for Latinx patients. Black patients at clinics with the highest Medicaid proportions had higher telehealth usage rates compared to those at clinics with the lowest Medicaid proportions (aIRR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.03-1.41). Patients in clinics with the highest Medicaid proportions were more likely to use individual telehealth counseling (aIRR, 1.02-1.88; 95% CI, 1.01-3.04).
conclusionsSignificant racial disparities in telehealth use exist, with variations persisting across clinics with different Medicaid proportions. Targeted interventions are needed to address these access gaps.
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