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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From
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Insurance Restrictions Of Buprenorphine

Despite its efficacy for treatment of opioid use disorder, barriers to
buprenorphine prescribing persist, including insurance restrictions.

In the May 2023 issue of Health Affairs, Barbara Andraka-Christou and
coauthors investigate formulary files for Medicaid, Medicare Advantage,
and commercial insurance plans to assess changes to prior authorization
requirements and quantity limits
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for immediate-release and extended-release buprenorphine from 2017 to
2021 by insurer type.

They find "decreasing prior authorization requirements for buprenorphine
in recent years, with only a small percentage of formularies still
requiring prior authorization."

Among Medicaid and commercial insurers, quantity limits for
immediate-release buprenorphine were relatively rare.

However, "approximately half of Medicare Advantage formularies had
quantity limits on immediate-release buprenorphine tablets" with the
proportion of formularies with quantity limits increasing from 2017 to
2021.

For a full discussion of their findings
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and the broader implications, read Andraka-Christou and coauthors full
article today.

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Elsewhere At Health Affairs

Today in Forefront, Dalton Haslam appeals to eliminate observation
status for pediatric patients
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They write that this status is a "perfect example of how health
insurance rules can have unintended and harmful consequences for
patients and their families."

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Daily Digest

Buprenorphine Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder: Comparison Of Insurance
Restrictions, 2017-21
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Barbara Andraka-Christou et al.

Eliminating Observation Status in Pediatrics: An Ethical Appeal
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Dalton Haslam

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Brady Post on the Considerable Relationship Between Consolidation and
Health Care Treatment Intensity

Alan Weil interviews Brady Post from Northeastern University on his
recently published paper examining differences in care among patients
treated by cardiologists who are either practicing independently or as
part of a hospital system.

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During May, we're highlighting influential Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander voices and organizations who have made an
impact on health equity and policy.

In a March 2023 article, Jay Varma and coauthors discuss steps that
policy makers can take to strengthen the current system and to prepare
the country for the next pandemic
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statement "You're A Health Policy Wonk If..."

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first-place winner of the contest will receive a Health Affairs tumbler
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