Daily News | A $63 million opioid-lawsuit settlement will help Delaware County’s addiction services, Shapiro says
Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced a “landmark” settlement of $63 million to benefit Delaware County, the county’s share of an even larger fund won from a yearslong legal battle with three pharmaceutical companies.the first county in Pennsylvania to file a lawsuit
— Cardinal Health, McKesson, and the Conshohocken-based Amerisource Bergen. Delco’s piece of that payout will be distributed over 18 years, with the first payment of $3.5 million received late last month. For Delaware County’s portion of the settlement, County Council Chair Monica Taylor announced that a taskforce has been formed to analyze the best way to invest the money, with input from the county’s Health Department and other stakeholders. The group will make a recommendation to council in October.
The settlement will also go toward accommodating county residents stuck in the limbo of backlogs and waiting lists of other programs, according to District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.Delco joins Pa. attorney general’s program that uses local cops to connect people with addiction treatment
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