# Insurance rules make it harder to treat opioid use disorder

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/insurance-rules-make-it-harder-to-treat-opioid-use-disorder/1867>\
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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/insurance-rules-make-it-harder-to-treat-opioid-use-disorder/1867 "2019-03-13T16:23:13Z")\
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> **[Insurance rules make it harder to treat opioid use disorder: Study finds it's...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190212190841.htm)**
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> Insurance industry cost-control measures may be worsening the nation's opioid epidemic by limiting access to a key medication that treats addiction, according to experts.

  
Insurance industry cost-control measures may be worsening the nation’s opioid epidemic by limiting access to a key medication that treats addiction, according to experts.