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MARCH 6, 2023

Access to End-of-Life Opioid Treatment Hindered by Racial, Ethnic Disparities


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

Substantial and persistent racial and ethnic disparities not mediated by socioeconomic variables are present in access to opioid treatment among older patients dying of cancer, according to a new study.

To characterize racial and ethnic inequalities and trends in opioid access and urine drug screening, researchers used the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrative data for a 20% random sample of beneficiaries (J