Journalist Talks Distribution of Opioid Funds — And the Companies Angling for a Piece

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how business interests are positioning themselves and their wares to get a piece of the opioid settlement funds on “Marketplace” on Jan. 15. Pattani also discussed how state and local governments across the country are using settlement money on Illinois Public Media’s “The 21st Show” on Jan. 11.

Click here to hear Pattani on “Marketplace”
Click here to hear Pattani on “The 21st Show”
Read Pattani’s series, “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”

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<h1>Journalist Talks Distribution of Opioid Funds — And the Companies Angling for a Piece</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how business interests are positioning themselves and their wares to get a piece of the opioid settlement funds on “Marketplace” on Jan. 15. Pattani also discussed how state and local governments across the country are using settlement money on Illinois Public Media’s “The 21st Show” on Jan. 11.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2024/01/15/as-opioid-settlement-funds-hit-state-coffers-a-marketing-blitz-begins/">Click here to hear Pattani on “Marketplace”</a></li><li><a href="https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/a-survivors-story-and-solutions-to-the-opioid-overdose-crisis">Click here to hear Pattani on “The 21st Show”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s series, <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">“Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”</a></li></ul><em><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>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalist-aneri-pattani-opioid-settlement-funds-product-marketing/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1802164&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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