Category: Opioids
JFC signs off on opioid settlement funds
The Legislature's budget-writing committee on Tuesday signed off on settlements with drugmakers and pharmacy chains that could bring an estimated $324.3 million to the state and local governments to fight the opioid crisis.
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Milwaukee County agrees to join second major opioid litigation settlement
Milwaukee County has agreed to enter into a $56 million opioid litigation settlement, a result of one of three pending federal cases it has against opioid defendants, according to a Thursday statement.
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JFC objects again to opioid settlement spending plan
The Republican-controlled Legislature's budget-writing committee on Tuesday put the brakes on a plan by state health officials to spend the second year of opioid settlement funds from agreements with a drugmaker and three drug distributors.
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DHS awards $10 million to support women with opioid use disorder
The Department of Health Services has awarded $10 million in opioid settlement dollars for capital projects at organizations that provide treatment and recovery support services for women with opioid use disorder.
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DHS prioritizes boosting access to Narcan, fentanyl test strips with opioid settlement dollars
The Department of Health Services wants to use half of the $8 million it expects to receive this year in opioid settlement funds from a drugmaker and three drug distributors to expand access to the anti-overdose drug Narcan and fentanyl test strips.
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