Study Data from W.B. Weeks and Colleagues Update Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid (Cross-sectional Analysis Of Per Capita Supply Of Doctors Of…

Study Data from W.B. Weeks and Colleagues Update Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid (Cross-sectional Analysis Of Per Capita Supply Of Doctors Of Chiropractic And Opioid Use In Younger Medicare Beneficiaries)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- A new study on Medicare and Medicaid is now available. According to news reporting out of Davenport, Iowa, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "The purpose of this study was to determine whether the per-capita supply of doctors of chiropractic (DCs) or Medicare spending on chiropractic care was associated with opioid use among younger, disabled Medicare beneficiaries. Using 2011 data, at the hospital referral region level, we correlated the per-capita supply of DCs and spending on chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT) with several measures of per-capita opioid use by younger, disabled Medicare beneficiaries."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "Per-capita supply of DCs and spending on CMT were strongly inversely correlated with the percentage of younger Medicare beneficiaries who had at least 1, as well as with 6 or more, opioid prescription fills. Neither measure was correlated with mean daily morphine equivalents per opioid user or per chronic opioid user. A higher per-capita supply of DCs and Medicare spending on CMT were inversely associated with younger, disabled Medicare beneficiaries obtaining an opioid prescription."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "However, neither measure was associated with opioid dosage among patients who obtained opioid prescriptions."

For more information on this research see: Cross-sectional Analysis Of Per Capita Supply Of Doctors Of Chiropractic And Opioid Use In Younger Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2016;39(4):263-266. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics - www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-manipulative-and-physiological-therapeutics/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting W.B. Weeks, Palmer Coll Chiropract, Palmer Center Chiropract Res, Davenport, IA, United States.

Keywords for this news article include: Davenport, Iowa, United States, North and Central America, Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicare.

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