Ohio Insurance Claims Have Increased by 770% with Opioid Epidemic
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May 25, 2017
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The article by Lydia Coutré, Health care/Nonprofit reporter for Crain's Cleveland Business explores the analysis opioid insurance claim increase from FAIR Health, a national nonprofit working toward transparency for health care costs and health insurance information.
The total cost of care is significantly increased for individuals with untreated behavioral health and addiction problems... Someone actively abusing prescription medications is more likely to be present in an emergency room, have urgent conditions or other medical complications that are the result of addictive behaviors