Local Wisconsin governments have received more than $160 million in settlement payments from drug makers, distributors, and pharmacies that were sued for their role in the country’s opioid epidemic.
Settlement Funds Allocation
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services gets 30% of the state’s settlement payments and documents its spending online while updating the Legislature quarterly. The rest flows to 71 Wisconsin counties and 16 municipalities, which started receiving it in 2022. Each tracks and spends the funds a little differently.
Wisconsin Watch created a database with the most recently reported local government settlement spending information. The database provides insights into how the funds are being used to support local health initiatives and combat the opioid epidemic.
Original reporting: Wisconsin Watch — read the source article.
