Substantial and persistent racial and ethnic disparities not mediated by socioeconomic variables are present in access to opioid treatment among older patients dying of cancer, according to a new study.
To characterize racial and ethnic inequalities and trends in opioid access and urine drug screening, researchers used the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrative data for a 20% random sample of beneficiaries (J Clin Oncol 2023;JCO2201413. doi:10.1200/JCO.22.01413). Between