February 26, 2019
CMS releases opioid prescribing mapping tool updates
Editor's Note
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on February 22 released an update to its Medicare Part D opioid prescribing mapping tool and a new Medicaid opioid prescribing mapping tool.
The Medicare tool is an interactive, web-based resource that shows geographic comparisons of opioid prescribing rates at state, county, and ZIP code levels.
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