TABLE 1.
Demographic, comorbidity, and health plan data for new episodes of substance use disorders among enrollees in employer‐sponsored insurance plans.
| Sample characteristics | Alcohol use disorder (N = 206,137) | Opioid use disorder (N = 67,718) | Other drug use disorders (N = 117,927) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
| New episodes, n (%) | 19,729 (9.6) | 186,408 (90.4) | 8709 (12.9) | 59,009 (87.1) | 11,396 (9.7) | 106,531 (90.3) |
| Female, n (%) | 6263 (31.7) | 68,329 (36.7) | 4371 (50.2) | 27,789 (47.1) | 4787 (42.0) | 41,708 (39.2) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 42.9 (14.3) | 40.9 (14.1) | 41.7 (14.2) | 40.8 (14.2) | 34.0 (14.1) | 33.0 (13.6) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score, mean (SD) | 0.81 (1.55) | 0.72 (1.48) | 0.86 (1.61) | 0.90 (1.67) | 0.57 (1.28) | 0.58 (1.33) |
| Health plan type, n (%) | ||||||
| Comprehensive | 1100 (5.6) | 10,461 (5.6) | 518 (6.0) | 4113 (7.0) | 614 (5.4) | 6801 (6.4) |
| HMO, EPO | 1411 (7.2) | 20,914 (11.2) | 564 (6.5) | 5975 (10.1) | 759 (6.7) | 12,749 (12.0) |
| PPO, POS | 11,850 (60.1) | 102,006 (54.7) | 5538 (63.6) | 33,990 (57.6) | 7015 (61.6) | 58,212 (54.7) |
| HDHP, CDHP | 5368 (27.2) | 53,027 (28.5) | 2089 (24.0) | 14,931 (25.3) | 3008 (26.4) | 28,769 (27.0) |
Abbreviations: CDHP, consumer‐directed health plan; EPO, exclusive provider organization; HDHP, high deductible health plan; HMO, health maintenance organization; POS, point of service; PPO, preferred provider organization.