The Role of Community Health Centers in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
| Appendix Table 1: Differences between Health Centers in Medicaid Expansion and Non-expansion States in States With Above-Average Opioid Overdose Death Rates | |||
| Health Centers in Hard-hit States | Health Centers in Hard-hit Expansion States | Health Centers in Hard-hit Non-expansion States | |
| Increase in opioid use disorder in past three years | 81% | 83% | 75% |
| Provide on-site medication-assisted treatment | 56% | 63% | 40%* |
| Provide injectable naltrexone | 71% | 78% | 45%* |
| Distribute naloxone | 45% | 51% | 32%* |
| Fund MAT training with HRSA grant | 60% | 51% | 86%* |
| *Significantly different from health centers in hard-hit expansion states at p<.05. Source: GW/KFF 2018 Health Center Survey | |||