Opioid addiction settlement reached with US Consultancy firm; The latest health stories from around the world
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fuelled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for drug companies including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. https://www.reuters.com/legal/mckinsey-pay-78-million-us-opioid-settlement-with-health-plans-2023-12-30/ The settlement was disclosed in papers filed on Friday (29 Dec) in federal court …
