Buprenorphine Out-of-Pocket Costs and Discontinuation in Privately Insured Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

This cohort study examined the association between out-of-pocket costs for an initial buprenorphine prescription and its discontinuation among commercially insured US adults with opioid use disorder.

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This cohort study investigated the link between the out-of-pocket costs of obtaining an initial prescription of buprenorphine and its subsequent discontinuation among commercially insured adults in the US with opioid use disorder.