OTPs were not required by CMS to report telehealth modifier codes; thus, OTP telehealth services may be underestimated. Claims data lack information that might be associated with MOUD retention, such as severity of OUD. Despite using parallel time frames to construct each cohort (September 2018 to...
underestimated, as differential uptake by clinicians and health systems of telehealth billing codes and modifiers added during initial phases of the pandemic may have occurred. OTPs were not required by CMS to report telehealth modifier codes; thus, OTP telehealth services may be underestimated. Claims...