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- Title
Rhode Island Has the Highest Rate of Medicare Part D Claims for Benzodiazepines Among New England States.
- Authors
FINKE, WILLIAM; KOGUT, STEPHEN J.
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine use among older adults is discouraged. METHODS: We analyzed the Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug dataset to determine the number of benzodiazepine claims per 100 Medicare enrollees for each NE state between 2016-2020, and to determine the percentage of benzodiazepine claims by provider type. RESULTS: Rhode Island led all NE states the with highest annual rates of Part D benzodiazepine claims for all years from 2016 to 2020. Benzodiazepine claims decreased in all NE states over the 5-year period. Internal medicine and family practice providers were associated with the highest percentage of benzodiazepine claims. CONCLUSION: While Part D benzodiazepine claims declined between 2016-2020, the overall volume of dispensings suggests that these medications remain overprescribed among older adults. Our findings underscore the need for intensified efforts to reduce benzodiazepine use among Medicare beneficiaries in RI.
- Subjects
RHODE Island; NEW England; MEDICARE Part D; BENZODIAZEPINES; FAMILY medicine; OLDER people; MEDICARE beneficiaries
- Publication
Rhode Island Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 106, Issue 2, p22
- ISSN
0363-7913
- Publication type
Article