For the report the BCBS, collaborating with Blue Health Intelligence, examined rates of opioid prescription, patterns and diagnosed disorders among BCBS holders.
Here are three things to know:
1. Opioid use disorder claims, which had been climbing since 2013, stabilized between 2016 -17, staying around six claims for every 1,000 members.
2. BCBS members filling opioid prescriptions dropped from 5 in 20 members in 2013 to 3 in 20 members in 2017, amounting to a 29 percent drop in opioid prescriptions
3. Forty-five percent of opioid prescriptions issued in 2017 met CDC dosage guidelines, which is an upswing from only 39 percent in 2013.
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