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Opioid Exposure Measurement in Postacute Care Under Medicare Consolidated Payments

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3724

September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study quantifies the extent to which sole reliance on Medicare Part D claims may underestimate medication dispensing using opioids after hip fracture hospitalization.

Corresponding Author: Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Box G-S121-2, Providence, RI 02903 (andrew_zullo@brown.edu).

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