title: A Special Contribution from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Valuing Patient Experience While Addressing the Prescription Opioid Epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: lemeneh.tefera@hhs.cms.gov.
authors.forename: Lemeneh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tefera
authors.affiliation: Division of Consumer Assessment and Plan Performance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Lehrman
authors.affiliation: Division of Consumer Assessment and Plan Performance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Shantanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid