Diagnoses of opioid use disorder among the commercially insured jumped nearly 40% nationwide between 2021 and 2024, according to data from FAIR Health’s Opioid Tracker shared first with Axios. Over that time, the data shows a shift in where opioid use disorder is treated. In-office care fell from 43.8% of claim lines in 2021 to 38.6% of claims in 2024. At the same time, teleheath services for OUD grew from 4.3% in 2021 to 6.3% in 2024 and care in nonresidential treatment facilities ticked up from 1% in 2021 to 9% in 2024.
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Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/opioid-use-disorder-cases-jump