Maine | NonOpioidChoices

State Facts

385

Deaths, or 80.5% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

277,283

Claims, or 3.83% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 40 per prescriber.²

33.8

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

$255.5 Million

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

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$236,353,010.66

State Spending Recommendation

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

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. Angus King (I-ME)

2024 Passed Relevant Legislation

LD 2096

This bill requires commercial insurers to submit state-reviewed plans ensuring adequate access to non-opioid pain management options and to distribute educational materials about these alternatives, aiming to prevent bias toward opioid coverage.

Effective date

01/01/2025

Learn More

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