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The End of the X-waiver: Excitement, Apprehension, and Opportunity

Nicholas LeFevre, Joshua St. Louis, Emma Worringer, Morgan Younkin, Natalie Stahl and Mia Sorcinelli
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2023, jabfm.2023.230048R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230048R1
Nicholas LeFevre
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
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Joshua St. Louis
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
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Emma Worringer
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
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Morgan Younkin
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
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Natalie Stahl
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
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Mia Sorcinelli
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jabfm.2023.230048R1
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230048R1
PubMed 
37704389

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication February 12, 2023
  • Revision received May 19, 2023
  • Accepted for publication May 25, 2023
  • Published online September 13, 2023.

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  1. Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, FAAFP,
  2. Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, FAAFP, FASAM,
  3. Emma Worringer, MD, MPH,
  4. Morgan Younkin, MD, MPH,
  5. Natalie Stahl, MD, MPH and
  6. Mia Sorcinelli, MD, FASAM, FAAFP
  1. From Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO; Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Core Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (JSL); Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency, Chicago, IL (EW); Harm Reduction Services, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MY); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Addiction Consult Service, Lawrence General Hospital, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (NS); Office Based Addiction Treatment Program, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Community Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA (MS).
  1. Corresponding author: Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, FAAFP, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212 (E-mail: nlefevre{at}health.missouri.edu).
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Nicholas LeFevre, Joshua St. Louis, Emma Worringer, Morgan Younkin, Natalie Stahl, Mia Sorcinelli
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2023, jabfm.2023.230048R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230048R1
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