Minnesota
State Facts
Deaths, or 68.2% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹
Claims, or 3.33% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 33 per prescriber.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Minnesota in 2023.³
Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴
Opioid Settlement Funds
National approved use: providing support for non-opioid pain treatment alternatives, including training providers to offer or refer to multi-modal, evidence-informed treatment of pain.
Member & Endorser Footprint
Co-Sponsors (119th)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation
SF 1947/HF 1807
Prevents Minnesota’s Medicaid program from favoring opioids over FDA-approved non-opioid pain treatments on its preferred drug list, ensuring non-opioid options are equally accessible and not subject to more restrictive coverage requirements.
Introduced
02/27/2025Plan Impact
MedicaidSF 1946/HF 1806
This bill requires health plans to cover non-opioid and nonpharmacologic pain management options as part of their standard benefits.
Introduced
02/27/2025Plan Impact
Medicaid & CommercialHF 1379
This bill allows patients to issue nonopioid directives, which health care providers must include in medical records and generally follow, ensuring that patients are not offered or administered opioids except in limited circumstances.
Introduced
02/24/2025Voices Letters
SF 1947 Support Letter
HF 1807 Support Letter
HF 1379 Support Letter
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. Office of the Inspector General (2023). The Consistently Low Percentage of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder Remains a Concern. https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/evaluation/2722/OEI-02-23-00250-Complete%20Report.pdf
3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5390718d875d4c049b1ac5976a9ff083