County releases opioid settlement funding RFP
Wed, 09/16/2026 - 11:52am
By:
Tammy Fiedler, Wabasha County Public Health Director
On Aug, 20, 2021, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office joined the historic $26 billion multi-state settlement agreements with pharmaceutical distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
In December 2022, the Attorney General’s Office joined five additional multi-state settlements worth $20.4 billion with major opioid manufacturers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, and three of the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chains: Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens.
