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 nonmetro 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
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