In an effort to address common barriers to treatment, MATTERS offers several supports to individuals referred through its rapid referral platform, including medication and transportation vouchers.

Medication Voucher

MATTERS’ medication voucher covers the cost of up to 14 days of buprenorphine (twice a day, max quantity of 28 doses) for the uninsured. Once the referral is submitted, the medication voucher is automatically e-mailed and/or faxed to the referring site and to the individual.

 

This voucher is not a prescription. Individuals in need of a buprenorphine prescription should contact their prescriber or connect to a virtual prescriber by visiting MATTERS’ telemedicine page.

HOW IT WORKS:

Referral gets submitted, prescription is sent to pharmacy, voucher is sent to individuals via e-mail or text

Call your pharmacy to confirm your prescription is ready for pick-up

Present your voucher to the pharmacist to get your prescription cost covered

Example medication voucher from the MATTERS Network. Image of an e-mail message containing a voucher number and participating pharmacies to redeem the voucher for a buprenorphine prescription.

Transportation Voucher

Everyone referred through MATTERS is offered transportation assistance in the form of a free, round-trip ride for their first appointment.

 

Individuals who opt-in automatically receive e-mail and/or text instructions on how to set up their ride. Contact the MATTERS team to set up your round-trip ride.

Example transportation voucher from the MATTERS Network. Image of an e-mail message containing instructions for how to set-up transportation assistance for individuals' first clinic appointment.