Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2021-2022

Product type:

Statistical Brief 559

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

February 28, 2025

Description:

This Statistical Brief investigates opioid utilization and expenditures among adults (ages 18 and older) within the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population. Utilizing data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC), we provide estimates of total expenses, total fills, and sources of payment for outpatient prescription opioids for pain. Additionally, the brief presents the same measures for the top five opioid products ranked by total expenses in 2021-2022: Oxycodone, hydrocodone, tramadol, morphine, and codeine.

Pub #:

25-0017-2-EF

Author(s):

Xue Wu, PhD, Asako S. Moriya, PhD, and G. Edward Miller, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Opioids, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescribed Drug Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescription Drugs

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st559/stat559.pdf (467 KB)