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Judson, Samaritas and others urge expansion of medication-assisted treatment, warm handoffs and capacity building
Summary
Multiple provider witnesses asked the House subcommittee to fund expansion of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), warm-handoff services from emergency departments and jails, and non-capital capacity-building investments that enable providers to scale sustainable outpatient services.
Multiple nonprofit providers described existing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics, warm-handoff programs and comprehensive outpatient services and asked the subcommittee to consider targeted investments to expand capacity.
Kelly Dobner and Anthony Mueller of Samaritas described a statewide outpatient SUD program that currently operates seven self-sustaining clinics serving thousands of people and that requires startup capital to replicate. Samaritas said it operates seven clinics (with three…
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