Mobilizing Primary Care to Address the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Gap

In this Executive Perspective, we describe how federally qualified health centers, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA; hereinafter referred to as health centers), have responded to the opioid use disorder treatment gap among the most vulnerable and underserved populations in the United States. We describe HRSA’s use of the Patient-Centered Medical Home advanced primary care model for persons with opioid use disorders, and we posit that the experience of health centers can inform an expansion of behavioral health and primary care integration in other primary care settings.

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