Assessing the impact of public funding in alleviating participant reduction and improving the retention rate in methadone maintenance treatment clinics in Taiwan: an interrupted time series analysis
Journal
Implementation science : IS
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2024-02-22
Author(s)
Abstract
Given the steady decline in patient numbers at methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Taiwan since 2013, the government initiated Patients' Medical Expenditure Supplements (PMES) in January 2019 and the MMT Clinics Accessibility Maintenance Program (MCAM) in September 2019. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the PMES and MCAM on the enrollment and retention of patients attending MMT clinics and whether there are differential impacts on MMT clinics with different capacities.
Subjects
Accessibility maintenance; Enrolling; Medical expenditure supplement; Methadone maintenance treatment; Public funding; Retention
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Type
journal article