Kansas
State Facts
Deaths, or 62.1% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹
Claims, or 4.55% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 60 per prescriber.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Kansas in 2023.³
Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴
Opioid Settlement Funds
Funding for medical provider education and outreach regarding best prescribing practices for opioids consistent with the 2016 CDC guidelines, including providers at hospitals (academic detailing).
Member & Endorser Footprint
Co-Sponsors (119th)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)
2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation
HB 2364
Prohibits KS Medicaid from requiring cost-sharing for nonopioid prescription drugs or providing less favorable coverage for such drug than that for opioid or narcotic.
Introduced
07/02/2025Plan Impact
Medicaid1. 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. 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