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Idaho

State Facts

192

Deaths, or 59.4% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.1

392,189

Claims, or 5.4% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 56 per prescriber.2

44.2

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

$131 Million

Estimated excess cost to Idaho Medicaid for Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.4

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$214,132,965.71
State Spending Recommendation

For fiscal year 2026, the Idaho Behavioral Health Council recommends increasing the supply of behavioral health professionals as the top priority for spending. Additional priorities include funding prevention and housing as well as supportive services for individuals in treatment or recovery.

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.

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 (2024). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5390718d875d4c049b1ac5976a9ff083

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. Health Management Associates (2025). Opioid Use Disorder in the Medicaid Fee-For-Service Program Economic Analysis. Opioid-Use-Disorder-Economic-Impact-on-Medicaid-Program-073125.pdf