Updated Analysis of Decline of 16.8% in Utilization of Interventional Pain Management Techniques Among Traditional (Fee-for-Service) Medicare Beneficiaries from 2019 to 2024.
From 2019 to 2024, the use of interventional pain management techniques declined significantly. Contributing factors likely include the lingering effects of COVID-19, economic pressures, the Affordable Care Act, and evolving local coverage determination (LCD) policies.
Authors
- J Hirsch
- Alaa A Abd-Elsayed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-7860)
- Mahendra Sanapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-0765)
- Nebojša Nick Knežević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-1495)
- Amol Soin
- Vidyasagar Pampati
- Alan D Kaye
- Laxmaiah Manchikanti
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (US)
- Pain Management Centers Of America (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00