Rejection of Referrals Based on Substance Use Diagnosis and Treatment

Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract (Episode 21). Host Shawn McNeil, MD, is joined by Simeon Kimmel, MD, who discusses a trend of referral rejections for post-acute medical care among patients with substance use disorders and patients receiving opioid agonist treatment Dr. Kimmel (@simkimmel) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Attending Physician at Boston Medical Center.

Journal of Addiction Medicine, January/February 2021, Rejection of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Referred for Post-acute Medical Care Before and After an Anti-discrimination Settlement in Massachusetts.