Interviews with Veterans Affairs leaders reveal care quality and access concerns about community care, indicating the need for mobile treatment solutions.
Key Points
Leaders and clinicians indicated that community care leads to longer wait times but is expected to be less expensive than VA's own treatment programs.
Mobile opioid treatment programs were seen as a potential way to enhance access, though concerns pertain to staffing and available services.
Thematic analysis of interviews highlighted key themes around access, quality, and cost of methadone treatments for opioid use disorder.
Implementation of mobile services requires addressing patient needs and ensuring financial sustainability to be effective.