Opioid Prescriptions for Acute and Chronic Pain Management Among Medicaid Beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Millions of Americans are affected by acute or chronic pain every year. This study investigates opioid prescription patterns for acute and chronic pain management among U.S. Medicaid patients.

Methods

The study used medical and pharmacy claims data obtained from the multistate Truven MarketScan Medicaid Database from 2013 to 2015 for Medicaid patients receiving health care. Medicaid beneficiaries who utilized an outpatient healthcare facility for back pain, neck pain (cervicalgia), joint pain (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis), orthopedics (simple/closed fractures and muscle strains/sprains), headache (cluster headaches and migraines), dental conditions, or otorhinolaryngologic (otalgia) diagnoses, based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ni

SUBMITTER: Janakiram C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713282 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature