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Prescription or administration of pharmacotherapy to treat opioid use disorder (OUD)

CBE ID
3589
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2024
1.3 Measure Description

This measure reports the percentage of a provider’s patients who were Medicaid beneficiaries ages 18 to 64 with an OUD diagnosis who filled a prescription for, or were administered or ordered, a FDA-approved medication to treat OUD within 30 days of the first attributable OUD treatment encounter with that provider.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Beneficiaries ages 18 to 64 with an OUD who filled a prescription for, or were administered or ordered, an FDA-approved medication for the treatment of OUD within 30 days of the first attributable encounter with an OUD diagnosis with the provider.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          Number of Medicaid ages 18 – 64 beneficiaries with at least one medical claim for an encounter with an OUD diagnosis with that provider (where the provider is identified by a National Provider Identifier (NPI) code).

        • Exclusions

          Dual eligible Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries are excluded. Rationale: Individuals who are covered under Medicare would receive coverage for follow up treatment medications (e.g. medication assisted treatment) under Medicare Part D and Medicare Part D claims are not captured in Medicaid claims databases. Therefore, follow-up would be missed.
          Individuals under 18 are excluded. Rationale: There is limited evidence regarding the efficacy of MOUD for this population.
          Individuals over 64 are excluded: Rationale: Most individuals over age 64 are covered under Medicare. Services covered by Medicare would not be capture in the Medicaid claims data and therefore follow-up treatment would be missed.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Endorsed Behavioral Health and Substance Use Fall Cycle 2020
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
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