Buprenorphine Treatment Divide by Race/Ethnicity and Payment

Educational Objective
To understand the relationship between race, ethnicity and economic factors and buprenorphine treatment.

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JAMA Psychiatry

September 1, 2019

Research Letter

Article Information and Disclosures

Pooja A. Lagisetty, MD, MSc^1,2,3; Ryan Ross, BS⁴; Amy Bohnert, PhD^2,3,5; et al Michael Clay, MD^1,6; Donovan T. Maust, MD, MSc^2,3,5 Author Affiliations

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

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Article Information

Accepted for Publication: March 12, 2019.

Corresponding Author: Pooja Lagisetty, MD, MSc, NCRC B16-Floor 2, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (lagiset@med.umich.edu).

Published Online: May 8, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0876

Author Contributions: Dr Lagisetty and Mr Ross had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Concept and design: Lagisetty.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.

Drafting of the manuscript: Lagisetty, Ross, Maust.

Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.

Statistical analysis: Ross.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Lagisetty, Clay.

Supervision: Lagisetty, Maust.

Other - mentoring: Bohnert.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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