ANNOUNCEMENT: We are undergoing a transformation! The California MAT Expansion Project will be changing to California Opioid Response.
This website will have a new name and look when we launch in October. Sign up for the DHCS Opioid Response newsletter to receive the latest updates on changes to the website.

Hub and Spoke System Credited with Helping Deliver Opioid Addiction Treatment to Uninsured

An article by the USC Center for Health Journalism News Collaborative reports the Hub and Spoke System is helping California make progress in tackling the opioid epidemic. The Hub and Spoke System has resulted in:

  • 395 new practitioners trained to prescribe medication assisted treatment
  • 21,800 new patients starting medication assisted treatment

Hub and Spoke has particularly help uninsured and underinsured Californians access opioid addiction treatment.