Washington | NonOpioidChoices

State Facts

2,569

Deaths, or 80% of all overdose deaths in the year ending April 2025 involved opioids.¹

1.3 Million

Claims, or 4.4% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2023 – an average of 38 per prescriber.²

1.7 Million Prescriptions

for opioids were dispensed to patients in Washington in 2024.³

$90.3 Billion

the estimated total societal cost of opioid use disorder (OUD) to the state in 2024.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$1,130,987,783.38

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)

Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA-06)

2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation

HB 1034

Includes both commercial and Medicaid pain parity along with a non-opioid educational component. This legislation requires equitable insurance coverage for FDA-approved non-opioid pain management treatments, prohibiting stricter controls on non-opioids compared to opioids.

Introduced

12/13/2024

Plan Impact

Commercial & Medicaid

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Voices Letters

HB 1034 Hearing 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 (2025). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f1051d23738c4980a08002bf301f7d8a

3. Washington State Department of Health (2025). Opioid and Drug Use Data. https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/washington-tracking-network-wtn/opioids/overdose-dashboard

4. Avalere Health (2025). The cost of addiction: Opioid use disorder in the United States. https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Avalere-Health-White-Paper_The-cost-of-opioid-addiction_OUD-in-the-United-States.pdf