National patterns of cessation of prescription opioids among Medicare beneficiaries, 2013-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the changes in opioid cessation surrounding the release of CDC guidelines and changes in state Medicaid coverage at the individual patient level.

Methods

This study used a 20% national sample of Medicare beneficiaries between 2013 and 2018 with at least 90 days of consecutive opioid use in the first year of either of 2 study periods (2013-2015 or 2016-2018). Cessation of opioid use was assessed in year 3 of each period by generalized linear mixed models.

Results

Opioid cessation rates were higher in period 2 (11.2%) compared to period 1 (10.1%). Adjusted for beneficiary characteristics, those in period 2 had 1.07 times the odds of cessation (95% CI: 1.05-1.09) compared to those in period 1. Additionally, the increase in opioid cessation over ti

SUBMITTER: Westra J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9410627 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature