Association of opioid use disorder with healthcare utilization and cost in a public health system.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To quantify the healthcare costs associated with opioid use disorder among members in a public healthcare system and compare them with healthcare costs in the general population.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Inpatient and outpatient care settings of Israel's largest public healthcare provider (that covers 4.7 million members).

Participants

Participants included 1173 members who had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder in the years between 2013 and 2018. Each patient was matched with 10 controls based on age and sex.

Measurements

The main outcome was monthly healthcare costs.

Findings

The mean monthly healthcare cost of members with opioid use disorder was $1102 compared with $211 among controls (5.2-fold difference; 95% CI, 4.6-6.0

SUBMITTER: Miron O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796021 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature