Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17. Pattani, joined by journalist Ed Mahon, also discussed how much opioid settlement money Pennsylvania is receiving, who makes the spending decisions, and how members of the public can get involved on “City Cast Pittsburgh” on Sept. 18.

Click here to hear Pattani on “Front Porch Book Club”
Read Pattani’s reporting for the series “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”
Click here to hear Pattani and Mahon on “City Cast Pittsburgh”
Read Pattani, Henry Larweh, and Mahon’s “Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions”

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed selecting a nursing home that fits one’s needs on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Sept. 13.

Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”

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<h1>Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home</h1>
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			September 21, 2024		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17. Pattani, joined by journalist Ed Mahon, also discussed how much opioid settlement money Pennsylvania is receiving, who makes the spending decisions, and how members of the public can get involved on “City Cast Pittsburgh” on Sept. 18.</p><ul><li><a href="https://frontporchbookclub.com/podcast/86-aneri-pattani/">Click here to hear Pattani on “Front Porch Book Club”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s reporting for the series “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash</a>”</li><li><a href="https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/podcasts/where-is-pas-opioid-settlement-money-going">Click here to hear Pattani and Mahon on “City Cast Pittsburgh”</a></li><li>Read Pattani, Henry Larweh, and Mahon’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/opioid-settlement-fund-council-meetings-public-comment-closed/">Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions</a>”</li></ul><p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed selecting a nursing home that fits one’s needs on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Sept. 13.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-09-13/the-georgia-health-report-how-to-select-a-nursing-home-that-fits-your-needs">Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report” </a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-september-21-2024-opioid-settlements-nursing-homes/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-september-21-2024-opioid-settlements-nursing-homes/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-september-21-2024-opioid-settlements-nursing-homes/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Give%20Insights%20Into%20Opioid%20Settlements%20and%20Picking%20a%20Nursing%20Home&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&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/on-air-september-21-2024-opioid-settlements-nursing-homes/#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/on-air-september-21-2024-opioid-settlements-nursing-homes/">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=1917154&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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