The authors of a recent study published in Pain Medicine examined “the characteristics, treatment, and health care expenditures of Medicare Supplemental-insured patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (pDPN) or fibromyalgia.” The authors enrolled 25,716 older adults (mean age= 75) with multiple comorbidities who received supplemental insurance from Medicaid. The study results indicate that “pain-related health care expenditures decreased as age increased” among Medicare supplemental-insured patients with pDPN, or fibromyalgia.
