| Cost and comorbidities associated with opioid abuse in managed care and Medicaid patients in the United Stated: a comparison of two recently published studies. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20718646 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Opioid abuse places a large burden on the U.S. society. Two similarly designed studies recently identified the economic and health impact of opioid abuse in patients with private or Medicaid insurance. The prevalence of opioid abuse was estimated to be over 10 times higher in Medicaid beneficiaries than private insurance populations, 87 versus 8 per 10,000, respectively. Opioid abusers incurred annual medical costs that were $14,054 to $6650 higher than nonabusers in patients with private insurance or Medicaid beneficiaries, respectively (P < .01 for both). Annual costs were similar for abusers with private insurance ($15,884) or Medicaid beneficiaries ($13,658). Costs for nonabuser Medicaid beneficiaries were $7008 versus $1830 for those with private insurance, which likely reflects the lower health status of the overall Medicaid population. In both studies, the prevalence of comorbidities associated with substance abuse or chronic pain were significantly higher in abusers than nonabusers. These studies confirm that opioid abuse is associated with comorbidities that increase direct medical costs for patients with private insurance and for Medicaid beneficiaries, increasing the societal burden of opioid abuse. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Sameer R Ghate; Simon Haroutiunian; Roger Winslow; Carrie McAdam-Marx |
Related Documents
:
|
22378496 - Psychological interventions for delayed ejaculation/orgasm. 21299256 - Ann magaret garner (1916-2010). 22544306 - Women's rape fantasies: an empirical evaluation of the major explanations. 22888786 - The role of maternal emotion regulation in overreactive and lax discipline. 20390606 - Perceived expectations in daily life among adolescent girls suffering from an eating di... 1925706 - The juvenilization of poverty in the 1980s. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy Volume: 24 ISSN: 1536-0539 ISO Abbreviation: J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-08-19 Completed Date: 2010-12-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101125608 Medline TA: J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 251-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Aged Chronic Disease Comorbidity Female Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data* Humans Insurance Claim Review / economics Male Managed Care Programs Medicaid Middle Aged Opioid-Related Disorders / economics*, epidemiology* Pain / epidemiology* Prevalence United States / epidemiology |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Research in end-of-life settings: an ethical inquiry.
Next Document: Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in the April issue 2010 of the Cochrane Library.