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Montana

State Facts

96

Deaths or 56.5% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

225,583

Claims or 4.84% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 48 per prescriber.²

40.4

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

2,707

Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$140,549,604.26
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. Steve Daines (R-MT)

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)

2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation

HB 774

HB 774 ensures equal access to opioid and nonopioid pain management treatments by prohibiting Medicaid and commercial insurance plans from disadvantaging or discouraging coverage for nonopioid drugs.

Introduced
02/25/2025
Plan Impact
Medicaid & Commercial
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Voices Letters

HB 774 Hearing Letter of Support

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. 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