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| | Ohio Hit Hardest By Opioid Dependence Insurance Claims By adjustercom - April 19, 2017
Insurance claims for heroin overdoses and opioid dependence are surging in Ohio, one of the states hit hardest by rising rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Private claims for diagnoses including opioid abuse, opioid dependence, heroin overdose and overdose of opioids excluding heroin rose by 770 percent across Ohio between 2007 and 2014. Increases were seen throughout the state, however Ohio’s five major cities were responsible for the majority of claims made over that time period.
A number of factors could be driving the rate of claims higher in the state’s cities rather than in more rural areas, despite cities containing a smaller share of the overall population, according to FAIR Health. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo combine to make up only 17 percent of the total population. The analysis excludes those making claims through Medicaid, which may be used more frequently in rural Ohio. The nonprofit also suggests it could simply be there is greater access to opioids, including heroin, in the cities.
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