Amanda J Abraham

Biographic Data

ID3583120
NAMEAmanda J Abraham
GIVEN NAMESAmanda J
FAMILY NAMEAbraham
SIGNATUREABRAHAM A J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Georgia
ORCID0000-0002-7455-7464
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Cannabis Laws and Opioid Use Among Commercially Insured Patients With Cancer Diagnoses

    Open AccessFelipe Lozano-Rojas, Victoria Bethel et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    This study's findings indicate cannabis may be a substitute for opioids in the management of cancer-related pain. However, further research directly observing cannabis use is needed to evaluate the efficacy of cannabis as a treatment for cancer-related pain

  • State Medicaid Initiatives Targeting Substance Use Disorder in Criminal Legal Settings, 2021

    Cashell Lewis, Cashell D Lewis et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024References: 6

    Objectives. To document state Medicaid pre- and postrelease initiatives for individuals in the criminal legal system with substance use disorder (SUD). Methods. An Internet-based survey was sent in 2021 to Medicaid directors in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia to determine whether they were pursuing initiatives for persons with SUD across 3 criminal legal settings: jails, prisons, and community corrections. A 90% response rate was ob…

  • Changes in Medicaid Fee-for-Service Benefit Design for Substance Use Disorder Treatment During the Opioid Crisis, 2014 to 2021

    Open AccessAngela Shoulders, Christina M Andrews et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2023

    In this survey study of state Medicaid FFS programs, increases in coverage and decreases in use of utilization management policies over time were observed for substance use disorder treatment and medications. However, these findings suggest that some states still lag behind and impose barriers to treatment. Future research should work to identify the long-term ramifications of these barriers for patients

  • Coverage and Prior Authorization Policies for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Medicaid Managed Care

    Open AccessAmanda J Abraham, Christina M Andrews et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2022

    This cross-sectional study found variation in MOUD coverage and PA policies across Medicaid MCO plans and FFS programs and across states. Thus, Medicaid beneficiaries' access to MOUD may be heavily influenced by their state of residency and the Medicaid plan in which they are enrolled. Left unaddressed, PA policies are likely to remain a barrier to MOUD access in the nation's Medicaid programs

  • Racial disparities for Covid19 mortality in Georgia

    Open AccessJerry Shannon, Amanda J Abraham et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 2References: 17

  • Impact of Medicaid Restrictions on Availability of Buprenorphine in Addiction Treatment Programs

    Christina M Andrews, Amanda J Abraham et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2019Cited by: 3References: 8

    Objectives. To examine how utilization restrictions on state Medicaid benefits for buprenorphine are related to addiction treatment programs’ decision to offer the drug. Methods. We used data from 2 waves of the National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey conducted in 2014 and 2017 in the United States to assess the relationship of utilization restrictions to buprenorphine availability. Results. The proportion of programs offering buprenorphine w…

  • Changes in State Technical Assistance Priorities and Block Grant Funds for Addiction After ACA Implementation

    Amanda J Abraham, Bikki Tran Smith et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2019References: 9

    Objectives. To assess states’ provision of technical assistance and allocation of block grants for treatment, prevention, and outreach after the expansion of health insurance coverage for addiction treatment in the United States under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Methods. We used 2 waves of survey data collected from Single State Agencies in 2014 and 2017 as part of the National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey. Results. The percentage of sta…

  • The Affordable Care Act Transformation of Substance Use Disorder Treatment

    Amanda J Abraham, Christina M Andrews et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2017Cited by: 3References: 4

    The authors reflect on changes involving substance use disorder (SUD) treatment under the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and it mentions American President Barack Obama's public health legacy, as well as the potential impact that the ACA will have on an opioid epidemic in the country. Medications for opioid use disorder patients are examined, along with health insurance coverage for SUD treatment services and the U.S. 2008…

  • Public Attitudes toward Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs)

    Amanda J Abraham, Brian E Bride et al.ARTICLESociological Focus2013References: 7

    For more than 60 years sociologists have examined public attitudes toward persons with alcohol use disorders (AUDs), but there is little recent data on this topic. Using responses to vignettes administered in a 2003 national computer-assisted telephone survey (N = 1394) of employed Americans, this paper examines three research questions: (1) How willing are Americans to interact with persons with AUDs? (2) How are preferences for social distance …

  • Now You See Them, Now You Don't

    Open AccessNicholas Pedriana, Amanda J Abraham et al.ARTICLELaw & Social Inquiry2006Cited by: 3References: 7

    We analyze the timing and extent to which major newspapers in the United States ceased publishing sex-segregated help wanted columns. We situate our study within a specific scholarly literature in organizational sociology and the sociology of law interested in patterns of organizational compliance with U.S. employment law. More specifically, this article is conceptually and theoretically organized around the concept of the “legal field,” defined …