Opioid Cap Laws and Opioid Prescriptions After Total Joint Replacements in Older Adults
The findings of this retrospective cohort study of TJRs among Medicare beneficiaries suggest that New York Section 3331 achieved its intended objective, as it was associated with reduced opioid fills in the immediate 7-day post-TJR period in New York compared with California. Additional refinements may further reduce opioid prescribing in New York, and these findings may serve as a foundation for refining laws in other states that may not achieve their intended targets or have not implemented similar laws.
Authors
- Benjamin F. Ricciardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-4840)
- Caroline P. Thirukumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-0951)
- Kevin A Fiscella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3613-8012)
- Meredith B. Rosenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-0184)
- Derek T. Schloemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-2109)
- Jalpa A. Doshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-4337)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4448
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00