BCBS of Michigan’s Opioid Prescribing Limits Show Promising Results
After Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan implemented a five-day opioid prescribing limit in 2018, members who underwent general surgeries were prescribed and filled fewer prescriptions and had similar patient-reported outcomes compared with enrollees who had procedures before the program was initiated, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum on Oct. 13.
James Grant, M.D., BCBS of Michigan’s chief medical officer, tells AIS Health, a division of MMIT, that the results show payers can steer people away from potentially addictive opioids without having a negative impact on their pain management.
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