For Florida’s Medicaid program, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is closely tied to emergency department visits, repeat hospitalizations and long-term treatment for chronic conditions such as hypertension, ...

Starting in 2015, states could access previously restricted Medicaid funds for residential addiction treatment through Medicaid Section 1115 waivers, contingent on new requirements. Using ...

Among emergency department (ED) patients with alcohol use disorder, higher readiness-to-change scores were associated with increased treatment enrollment, with 47.1% enrolled within 30 days. Each ...

Illustration courtesy of Vivian Chang This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the treatment of SUDs. Part 2 reviews the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol ...