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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 [PDF 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 MB] of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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FSMB U.S. States and Territories Modifying Requirements for Telehealth in Response to COVID-19

A list of U.S. states and territories declaring emergency declarations and details on licensing waivers.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
553 KB

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals: Current Trends and Key Challenges

This issue brief discusses challenges and barriers to care faced by individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. It highlights challenges to receiving health insurance and accessing care and discusses health outcomes and policy opportunities.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
364 KB

Medicaid Delivery System Reforms to Combat the Opioid Crisis

This brief provides an overview of state Medicaid opioid use disorder (OUD) care delivery innovations and offers recent examples from state Medicaid programs based on findings from an OUD policy inventory of nine state Medicaid programs that have been substantially impacted by the opioid epidemic and participate in the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
414 KB

Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
673 KB

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings

This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
25.2 MB

Reimbursement for Medications for Addiction Treatment Toolkit

This guide provides considerations and strategies for clinicians and organizations implementing evidence-based practices. Approaches presented will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, insurers, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with concurrent substance use and/or concurrent substance use disorders, including alcohol.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.82 MB

Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations

This report provides legislative and regulatory recommendations, including payment and workforce models, for implementing behavioral health and primary care integration to address the growing concern of mental health and substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
5.7 MB