1million Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with opioid use disorder in 2021

As Naloxone use grew and the US saw 81,502 opioid overdose deaths, Health & Human Services shared that 50,400 Part D beneficiaries had an opioid overdose – be it prescription or illicit opioids – in 2021. This number is likely higher as not all claims were submitted to Medicare. Less than 20% got substitute drugs – and there’s no mention of rehab.