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Report Shows Limited Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatments for Medicare Beneficiaries

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    Sep 22, 2022

    More than 50,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries experienced an opioid overdose in 2021, while almost a quarter of Part D enrollees (12.1 million) received at least one prescription opioid through Medicare, according to a recent report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.

    The proportion of beneficiaries receiving opioids has been declining, from 33% in 2016 to 23% in 2021. Alabama saw the highest proportion of opioid recipients (36%), while New York and Hawaii ranked the lowest (15%). Read more
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    • Jinghong Chen

    Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.

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