Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Among Adults with Disabilities After a Medicare Opioid Limit Policy
The 2019 Medicare 7-day limit was associated with immediate large reductions in initial opioid duration and dosage. Increased dosage observed in June 2021 may have been mediated by an increase in subsequent opioid prescriptions after the initial fill.
Authors
- Katie J. Suda
- Angela Burnett
- Stephanie Argetsinger
- Bryant Shuey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4846-5742)
- Kenton J. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-203X)
- Jane M. Liebschutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-1521)
- J. Frank Wharam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-0757)
- Fang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3506-8924)
- Hefei Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0265-1690)
- Ann Thomas
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006901
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88