Trends in Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Race and Ethnicity
This cross-sectional study examines quarterly trends of opioid use among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries from 2013 to 2021 by racial and ethnic groups.
Authors
- Kevin R. Riggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0015-5809)
- Stefan G. Kertesz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-8421)
- Bisakha Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4209-4418)
- Martha Slay Wingate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-6137)
- Hao Zhang
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- UAB Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.42900
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00