Pennsylvania to receive more than $450 million from CVS and Walgreens in opioid crisis lawsuit Friday, December 16 by Louise BennettHARRISBURG – Pennsylvania will receive more than $450 million from CVS and Walgreens as part of a national settlement of opioid crisis lawsuits.Over the next 15 years, the Keystone state will be getting a total of $2.2 billion from companies connected with the pharmaceutical... Read More.
Walmart to pay $120 million to Pennsylvania for its contributions to the opioid crisis Thursday, November 17 by Louise BennettHARRISBURG – Pennsylvania will be receiving an estimated $120 million from Walmart.The payout will resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis in the Commonwealth by failing to properly oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores.The settlement is part of... Read More.
Pennsylvania to receive opioid settlement funding Friday, April 15 by Louise BennettHarrisburg, PA -Pennsylvania's Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jen Smith recently addressed the incoming opioid settlement funding in Pennsylvania.The Commonwealth is slated to receive a maximum of $1.07 billion from the $26 billion agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors over... Read More.
Gov. Wolf signs 14th renewal of opioid disaster declaration Saturday, May 8 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf signed the 14th renewal on Friday of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.This declaration was the first of its kind for a public health emergency... Read More.
Gov. Wolf signs 12th renewal of opioid disaster declaration Friday, November 13 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed the 12th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic.The declaration allows the state to loosen regulations and work... Read More.
