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Washington

State Facts

2,500

Deaths, or 78.9% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

1.7 Million

Patients in Washington were dispensed an opioid in 2023.²

34.5

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

27,355

Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴

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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.

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

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. Washington State Department of Health (2024). Opioid and Drug Use Data. https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/washington-tracking-network-wtn/opioids/overdose-dashboard

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