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State Facts

451

Deaths, or 65.5% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

495,562

Claims, or 5.59% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 47 per prescriber.²

43.8

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

11,337

Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$520,802,482.45
State Spending Recommendation

Training for practitioners on non-opioid pain treatments.

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.

2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation

SB 331, Pain Medication Amendments

SB 331 ensures equal treatment of nonopioid drugs in Medicaid and health plans by prohibiting stricter coverage rules for nonopioids than for opioids. It also mandates an opioid education pamphlet on addiction risks, safe storage, alternative pain management, and available resources.

Introduced
02/26/2025
Plan Impact
Medicaid & Commercial
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Voices Letters

SB 331 Letter of Support

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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