OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD)

Medicaid covers health care for almost 40% of people with OUD, and state Medicaid programs provide a variety of treatment services. CHSE research provides critical information to state Medicaid programs about the effectiveness of policies and interventions aimed at addressing the opioid crisis.

Selected Works

• Increased use of complementary and alternative therapies for back pain following statewide Medicaid coverage changes in Oregon, 2021

In 2021, Stephan Lindner received a National Institute of Health R01 grant to examine how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services substance use disorder waiver designs might impact outcomes for opioid users on a national level. He and his team are partnering with OHSU Family Medicine to evaluate these waivers that allow states to test new program models to improve the care for beneficiaries with substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder.