Buprenorphine Waiver Attitudes Among Primary Care Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite efforts to improve access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), such as buprenorphine, the number of opioid overdoses in the United States continues to rise. In April 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services removed the mandatory training requirement to obtain a buprenorphine waiver; the goal was to encourage more providers to prescribe buprenorphine, thus improving access. Little is known about the attitudes on buprenorphine prescribing after this policy change.

Objective

The primary objective was to assess attitudes among primary care providers toward the removal of the buprenorphine waiver training requirement. A secondary objective was to identify other barriers to prescribing buprenorphine.

Methods

We conducted a survey betwee

SUBMITTER: Lai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284198 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature