Maine prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2013, compared to 2012:
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MAINECARE (MEDICAID)
17 percent fewer patients, or 15,000.
6 million fewer pills.
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PRIVATE INSURANCE
6 percent fewer patients, nearly 10,000.
3.3 million fewer pills.
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MEDICARE
33 percent increase in patients, or 9,155.
3 million more pills.
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PRIVATE PAY (OUT OF POCKET)
8 percent increase in patients, or 2,700.
946,000 million more pills.
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
16 percent increase in patients, or 152.
32,000 more pills.
