2024 - Introduced
Washington H.B.1034
  • Prohibits health insurers from imposing restrictive practices that disadvantage or discourage the use of non-opioid drugs for the treatment of pain relative to opioid drugs.
2026 - Introduced
Washington S.B. 5916
  • Prohibits public and private health plans from disadvantaging non-opioid pain medications that are more restrictive or less favorable to the enrollee relative to the coverage of an opioid drug for the treatment or management of pain.
  • Requires the state to publish an educational pamphlet on non-opioid pain treatment alternatives.
2025 - Introduced
West Virginia H.B. 3070/S.B. 628
  • Prohibits West Virginia's Medicaid and commercial health insurance formularies or preferred drug lists from disadvantaging or discouraging a non-opioid drug with respect to coverage of an opioid drug, including through more restrictive coverage criteria, utilization management, or cost sharing.
  • Requires the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health develop educational materials about non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of acute pain.