Some Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction

(By Blake Farmer for NPR)

While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in a federal court, another group of plaintiffs has started to sue on their own: hospitals.

Hundreds of hospitals have joined up in a handful of lawsuits in state courts, seeing the state-based suits as their best hope for winning meaningful settlement money.  Continue reading article here…

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