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Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA
Research Article
Prevalence and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders Based on Kentucky Medicaid 2012-2019 Datasets
Author(s): Huirong Hu, Riten Mitra, Yuchen Han, Subhadip Pal, Haojing Huang, Craig McClain, Vatsalya Vatsalya, K.B. Kulasekera and Maiying Kong*
Alcohol use is the leading substance use in the United States. Persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD) face enormous
health consequences and family problems. Analysis of Medicaid enrollee data is critical to understand different
aspects of AUD and the treatment utilization for patients with AUD. Yearly patient-level data were constructed from
the Kentucky 2012-2019 Medicaid claims data. ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes were used to identify patients
with AUD and their comorbid conditions, the 11-digit National Drug Codes were used to identify medication
treatments, and procedure codes were used to identify psychosocial and behavioral therapies. Logistic regression
models were used to examine factors that were associated with AUD treatments. The prevalence of AUD trended up
over time. Patients living in metro areas, between ages 45-54, having mental disorders, tobacco .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329- 6488.22.10.366