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

Abstract Background 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 2...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chu Ella Chung, Yu-Chi Tung, Sheng-Chang Wang, Chieh-Liang Huang, Lian-Yu Chen, Wei J. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Implementation Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01351-1