| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public for First Time
USA. Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public for First Time
Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies are shelling out more than $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits. But finding out the precise amount each city or county is receiving has been nearly impossible because the firm administering the settlement hasn’t made the information public. (KFF News, USA, 16.06.2023)
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/opioid-settlement-data-transparency/