Opioid settlement payouts are now public and we know how much local governments got
Briefly

Public art in Altoona, Penn., one of many cities hit hard by the opioid epidemic.Marianne Sinisi organized the installation after her son died of an overdose.State and local governments have received about $3 billion so far out of $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits.Nancy Andrews/KFF Health News Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, distributed, or sold opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart.
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