Watch: John Oliver Dishes on KFF Health News’ Opioid Settlements Series

May 17, 2024

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</p> <p>Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are paying tens of billions of dollars in restitution to settle lawsuits related to their role in the nation’s overdose epidemic. A recent broadcast of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” examined how that money is being spent by state and local governments across the United States. </p> <p>The segment featured reporting from the KFF Health News series “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash.” You can learn more about the issue and read our collection of articles by Aneri Pattani <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a>.</p> <h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3> <p>This story can be republished for free (<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nurse-practitioners-trend-primary-care-specialties/view/republish/">details</a>).</p> <p>
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