Translating Medicaid policy into practice: policy implementation strategies from three US states' experiences enhancing substance use disorder treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the important upstream impact policy has on population health outcomes, few studies in implementation science in health have examined implementation processes and strategies used to translate state and federal policies into accessible services in the community. This study examines the policy implementation strategies and experiences of Medicaid programs in three US states that responded to a federal prompt to improve access to evidence-based practice (EBP) substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.

Methods

Three US state Medicaid programs implementing American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria-driven SUD services under Section 1115 waiver authority were used as cases. We conducted 44 semi-structured interviews with Medicaid staff, providers and he

SUBMITTER: Crable EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature