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Buprenorphine Treatment: Advanced Practice Nurses Add Capacity

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https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00310
Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was slower growth in the number of new waivers authorizing clinicians to provide buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. However, treatment capacity grew at a stable rate as a result of already authorized clinicians obtaining waivers for larger patient panels. Advanced practice nurses accounted for the largest portion of capacity growth during the pandemic.

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