Indiana | NonOpioidChoices

State Facts

1,023

Deaths, or 64.5% of all overdose deaths in the year ending April 2025 involved opioids.¹

1.7 Million

Claims, or 4.41% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2023 – an average of 63 per prescriber.²

49.4

Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Indiana in 2023.³

$101 Billion

the estimated total societal cost of opioid use disorder (OUD) in Indiana in 2024.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$941,961,412.71

State Spending Recommendation

The Indiana Commission to Combat Substance Use Disorder created a list of recommendations to assist localities in efficiently spending the share of funding restricted to “best practice” programs as identified by the settlement legislation. These recommendations outline resources and suggestions for creating a local advisory council, conducting a needs assessment, and spending dollars in accordance with national approved uses.

Member & Endorser Footprint

Voices is backed by a broad coalition of organizations across the state united by a shared goal: ensuring patients have access to safe, effective,  and individualized pain management throughout the continuum of care.

Co-Sponsors (119th)

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)

2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation

HB 1358

This legislation ensures that Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private health insurance plans do not impose stricter coverage restrictions on FDA-approved non-opioid pain management drugs compared to opioids.

Introduced

01/13/2025

Plan Impact

Medicaid & Commercial

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Voices Letters

HB 1358 Hearing Request Sign On Letter

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1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5390718d875d4c049b1ac5976a9ff083

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html

4. Avalere Health (2025). The cost of addiction: Opioid use disorder in the United States. https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Avalere-Health-White-Paper_The-cost-of-opioid-addiction_OUD-in-the-United-States.pdf