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Cowlitz County health leaders say $2.7 million from opioid settlements is in county bank; larger Purdue allocation to state awaits county share
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Cowlitz County Health & Human Services staff told the Cowlitz County Board of Health that $2.7 million in opioid-settlement funds is already in the county’s bank and that more payments will arrive in installments through 2038.
Cowlitz County Health & Human Services staff told the Cowlitz County Board of Health that $2.7 million in opioid-settlement funds is already in the county’s bank and that more payments will arrive in installments through 2038.
The money came from statewide settlements sued and coordinated by the Washington state Attorney General’s office, Carol (HHS staff) told the board. “That amount there, the 2.7, is what's in the bank,” she said when asked whether the funds were on hand. She said settlements arrive in varying increments —…
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