Data Analysis Brief: National Trends In High-Dose Chronic Opioid Utilization Among Dually Eligible & Medicare-Only Beneficiaries (2006-2015)

This document was released in October 2018, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The researchers analyzed Medicare data, including Parts A, B, and D enrollment and claims for years 2006 to 2015. The goal was to understand opioid use, and high dose chronic opioid use patterns, in those Medicare beneficiaries who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, and in those who are eligible only for Medicare . . .