Opioid Prescribing Among Adults With Disabilities in the United States After the 2014 Federal Hydrocodone Rescheduling Regulation

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Examines the impact of the 2014 federal rescheduling regulation regarding hydrocodone-combination products on Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Provides maps of prolonged opioid use by Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities by state before and after the regulation was implemented. Includes data analysis of beneficiaries in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.

Victor Law, Yong-Fang Kuo, Mukaila A. Raji, Jacques Baillargeon

Public Health Reports, 135(1), 114-123

12/2019

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Legislation and regulations · People with disabilities · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · State-by-state