Medicare-Paid Naloxone: Trends in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Areas Metropolitan Areas
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Description
Policy brief examining Medicare-paid naloxone dispensing, comparing rates in non-metro and metro areas nationwide. Provides year-by-year data by payer type for 2013-2018, including insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare Part D. Compares numbers of Medicare-paid naloxone prescriptions year-to-year for retail pharmacies, comparing rate changes for rural and metro areas.
Author(s)
Chris Delcher, Yue Cheng, Minji Sohn, Jeffery C. Talbert, Patricia R. Freeman
Date
05/2021
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Tagged as
Health insurance · Illicit drug use · Medicare · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse