Journalists Take Stock of Opioid Settlement Payouts and Concierge Care Trend

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani explained details of the opioid settlements and how much has so far been paid to state and local governments on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on April 9.

Click here to hear Pattani on KMOX
Read more from “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed concierge physician care on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on April 5.

Click here to hear Miller on WUGA
Read more in “Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care” by Phil Galewitz

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<h1>Journalists Take Stock of Opioid Settlement Payouts and Concierge Care Trend</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani explained details of the opioid settlements and how much has so far been paid to state and local governments on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on April 9.</p><ul><li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/total-information-am/opioid-manufacturers-and-distributors-are-paying-m">Click here to hear Pattani on KMOX</a></li><li>Read more from “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash</a>”</li></ul><p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed concierge physician care on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on April 5.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-04-05/the-georgia-health-report-concierge-physician-care">Click here to hear Miller on WUGA</a></li><li>Read more in “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/concierge-medicine-physician-practices-hospitals-private-equity/">Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care</a>” by Phil Galewitz</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-20-2024-opioid-settlements-concierge-care/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-20-2024-opioid-settlements-concierge-care/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-20-2024-opioid-settlements-concierge-care/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Take%20Stock%20of%20Opioid%20Settlement%20Payouts%20and%20Concierge%20Care%20Trend&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTg0MjE3MQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-20-2024-opioid-settlements-concierge-care/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</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/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-20-2024-opioid-settlements-concierge-care/">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=1842171&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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