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Study: Among Individuals Who Qualify for Medicare Due to Disability, Opioid Overdose Deaths Nearly 5 Times Higher Than Total US Rate

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Among Medicare beneficiaries, enrollees younger than 65 who qualify for benefits due to disability make up 15% of the overall Medicare population, but account for 81% of overdose deaths.

Source: APTA Feed

Study: Among Individuals Who Qualify for Medicare Due to Disability, Opioid Overdose Deaths Nearly 5 Times Higher Than Total US Rate