Understanding MAT access in the context of unused MAT capacity in the United States: when increasing rural MAT capacity is not enough

Table 1 Number of providers with a DATA waiver and percentage change across reporting periods

Reporting period	Number of waivered providers	Percentage change from prior reporting period
9/1/19–2/29/20	593	n/a
3/1/20–8/31/20	733	23.60%
9/1/20–2/28/21	924	26.06%
3/1/21–8/31/21	924	0.00%
9/1/21–2/28/22	909	-1.62%
3/1/22–8/31/22	1,060	16.61%

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