Table 1.
Number and percent of substance use disorder specialty treatment organizations in California reporting a change in the number of Medicaid patients served, overall, and by patient characteristics and service type, since March 20th, 2020.
| Question | N c | Not Sure(%) | No change (%) a | Decrease (%) a | Increase (%) a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in Medicaid patient attendance b | 132 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 18 |
| Change in attendance by patient characteristics | |||||
| New patients | 119 | 28 | 55 | 18 | |
| Women with children | 76 | 49 | 38 | 13 | |
| Pregnant women | 80 | 55 | 35 | 10 | |
| Justice-involved individuals | 105 | 41 | 43 | 16 | |
| Undocumented immigrants | 91 | 73 | 20 | 8 | |
| Homeless | 108 | 45 | 34 | 20 | |
| Change in attendance by service type b | |||||
| Intake assessments | 115 | 33 | 50 | 17 | |
| Intake assessment for patients needing methadone | 43 | 67 | 19 | 14 | |
| Intake assessment for patients needing buprenorphine | 56 | 70 | 18 | 13 | |
| Residential (ASAM 3.1) | 65 | 29 | 54 | 17 | |
| Residential (ASAM 3.5 or 3.7) | 43 | 26 | 58 | 16 | |
| Intensive outpatient treatment | 65 | 48 | 40 | 12 | |
| Individual counseling | 111 | 44 | 31 | 25 | |
| Group counseling | 107 | 45 | 50 | 6 | |
| Drug testing | 104 | 52 | 44 | 4 | |
| Withdrawal management | 38 | 58 | 26 | 16 | |
| Medication management | 53 | 70 | 23 | 8 | |
| Methadone dispensing | 17 | 53 | 12 | 35 | |
| Buprenorphine prescriptions | 33 | 76 | 9 | 15 | |
| Change in Telemedicine use by service type b | |||||
| Intake assessments | 66 | 21 | 14 | 65 | |
| Intake assessment for methadone | 9 | 44 | 22 | 33 | |
| Intake assessment for buprenorphine | 19 | 42 | 11 | 47 | |
| Residential (ASAM 3.1) | 18 | 39 | 17 | 44 | |
| Residential (ASAM 3.5 or 3.7) | 14 | 36 | 21 | 43 | |
| Intensive outpatient treatment | 51 | 20 | 16 | 65 | |
| Individual counseling | 83 | 19 | 13 | 67 | |
| Group counseling | 67 | 27 | 10 | 63 | |
| Drug testing | 11 | 64 | 27 | 9 | |
| Withdrawal management | 9 | 78 | 0 | 22 | |
| Medication management | 13 | 77 | 0 | 23 | |
| Methadone dispensing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buprenorphine prescriptions | 14 | 57 | 0 | 43 | |
aReference point for change is March 20th 2020 when the California Governor issued a stay-at-home order.
bPatient attendance could be in person or virtual.
cOnly providers that served the populations or offered the service were asked whether the volume of patients served changed. Providers who stated they did not serve the population or provide the services or who did not answer the question were not included in the N.