California Health Care Foundation

The emergency department is an ideal setting to begin medication-assisted treatment. This paper provides answers to frequently asked questions about MAT, focusing on funding and payment options.

The first in a series, this paper offers a menu of strategies for funding a community health worker in a Transitions Clinic.

Medication-assisted treatment is effective, but can be costly. This paper outlines five strategies that community health centers can use to fund their MAT programs.

Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in hospitals is critical, given how often patients have a secondary diagnosis of opioid use disorder. This paper describes how MAT is reimbursed in acute inpatient settings and addresses three areas for payment.