Rural-Urban Variation in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access Among Commercially Insured Children and Adolescents
Abstract
Access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is challenging for adolescents, as few treatment facilities and clinicians serve this population. This brief describes the health care received by rural and urban children (aged 0 to 11) and adolescents (aged 12 to 17) with opioid use disorder who are commercially insured, focusing on the number of health care visits and the distance they traveled to receive care.
Authors:
Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Woolcock SC, Graves JM
Journal/Publisher:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington
Edition:
Apr 2026.
Documents:
Citation:
Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Woolcock SC, Graves JM. Rural-Urban Variation in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access Among Commercially Insured Children and Adolescents. Policy Brief. WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; April 2026.
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