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Percent of Medicare Part D Claims With Opioid Prescriptions Written For More Than 10-Day Supply

State: Kansas
Measurement Period: 2017

Percentage of dispensed opioid prescriptions that were written for more than a 10-day supply during the year.

Why is this important?

Opioid abuse and overdose deaths are at epidemic levels in the United States and nearly half of these deaths involved prescription opioids. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports during 2016, 1 out of 3 Medicare Part D beneficiaries received an opioid prescription. In addition, 1 in 10 Medicare Part D beneficiaries nationwide received opioids on a regular basis. Analysis has found that many of the prescribed dosages far exceed the manufacturers recommended amount, also, exceeding the CDC recommendation of no more than 90 mg Morphine Milligram Equivalent for patients with chronic pain.  
 
This indicator is based on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data and uses different methodology to calculate and may not be comparable to KTRACS-based indicators. 
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State: Kansas

71.0%
Source: Kansas Foundation for Medical Care
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Last update: January 2019

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Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health / Medications & Prescriptions, Older Adults

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