Opioid use in Medicare Part D in Missouri
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Data brief (United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General)
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, September 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use Medicare Part D Opioid-Related Disorders -- epidemiology Prescription Drug Misuse Drug Utilization Prescription Drug Diversion State Government Humans Missouri United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key Takeaways. (1) Thirty-three percent of Medicare Part D beneficiaries in Missouri received a prescription opioid in 2018. This is higher than the national rate. (2) Nearly 10,000 beneficiaries in Missouri received high amounts of opioids through Part D. (3) About 1,400 of these Medicare beneficiaries are at serious risk of opioid misuse or overdose. (4) The severity of the national crisis makes it imperative that States take effective steps to address the epidemic. (5) OIG is committed to working with our Federal and State partners to fight the opioid crisis and protect beneficiaries.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (17 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101757685 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101757685