We discuss Miss Pattani’s reporting on opioid settlements, highlighting the advocacy of patients most affected. Through KFF Health News, she leads an initiative to track how opioid settlement funds are allocated.
Miss Aneri Pattani is a national correspondent with KFF Health News, where she reports on a broad range of public health topics, including mental health, substance use, and the health of adolescents and young adults. She is also a fellow at the Bloomberg American Health Initiative.
#opioids #settlements
Relevant articles cited in the podcast include:
https://khn.org/news/article/opioid-drugmakers-settlement-funds-50-billion-dollars-khn-investigation-payback/
https://khn.org/news/article/state-plans-opioid-settlement-funds/
https://khn.org/news/article/rural-america-opioid-settlement-funds-inequity/
https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/publicreporting/#promises
