Missouri
State Facts
Deaths, or 63% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹
Claims, or 4.3% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 64 per prescriber.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Missouri 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
2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation
HB 804 /SB 158
This bill prohibits health plans from favoring opioids over non-opioid medications for enrollees at elevated risk of opioid misuse, including through coverage denials, step therapy, or higher cost-sharing.
Introduced
01/08/2025Plan Impact
CommercialVoices Letters
SB 158 Voices testimony
SB 158 Sponsor Letter of Support
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. 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