Allison Perry, Katherine Wheeler-Martin, Kelly Terlizzi, Noa Krawczyk, Victoria Jent, Deborah S Hasin, Charles Neighbors, Zachary L Mannes, Lisa V Doan, John R Pamplin, Tarlise N Townsend, Stephen Crystal, Silvia S Martins, Magdalena Cerdá
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether chronic pain increases the risk of COVID-19 complications, and if opioid use disorder (OUD) differentiates this risk, among New York State (NYS) Medicaid beneficiaries. DESIGN/SETTING/SUBJECTS: This was a retrospective cohort study in New York State Medicaid claims data. We evaluated Medicaid claims from March 2019-December 2020 to determine whether chronic pain increased the risk of COVID-19 emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations and complications, and whether this relationship differed by OUD status...
August 31, 2023: Pain Medicine