This is a meeting summary from the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), which convened a gathering of rural health leaders, addiction specialists, and policy experts to understand the challenges in rural Northern California and to identify potential solutions.

There is a focus of providing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in primary care and addressing barriers to improve the implementation of this response approach. Existing program models that hold promise in integrating MOUD into primary care are highlighted in this document.