Inequities in Physical Therapy Receipt of US Service Members and Veterans With Low Back Pain.

Objective: To investigate inequities in time to physical therapy (PT) for patients with low back pain (LBP).

Design: Retrospective observational study using data from the Department of Defense and Veterans Health Administration clinical and administrative data repositories derived from medical records, claims, and enrolment data.

Setting: Military Health System, Veterans Health Administration, and civilian health care facilities.

Racialized and beneficiary inequities in medication to treat opioid use disorder receipt within the US Military Health System.

Background: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can be critical to managing opioid use disorder (OUD). It is unknown the extent to which US Military Health System (MHS) patients diagnosed with OUD receive MOUD.

Methods: Healthcare records of MHS-enrolled active duty and retired service members (N = 13,334) with a new (index) OUD diagnosis were included between 2018 and 2021, without 90-day pre-index MOUD receipt were included.