Three years later, opioid treatment funds set for distribution in Iowa

Three years later, opioid treatment funds set for distribution in Iowa

Iowa lawmakers late Wednesday reached an agreement on how to spend tens of millions of dollars to be used for the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction.

Here’s what Iowa lawmakers did on marathon final day of session

Lawmakers resolved some years-long disputes between the Iowa House and Senate, as well as approving major segments of the state budget, before adjourning the legislative session early Thursday.

Iowa legislators OK plan to distribute $57M from opioid settlement - Radio Iowa

After a three years of negotiations, the legislature has approved a plan to distribute nearly $57 million for opioid addiction treatment and prevention programs. Companies that produced, marketed and sold the powerful painkillers are paying billions to states and local governments over two decades to settle a national lawsuit. Iowa’s attorney general and the Iowa […]

Iowa legislature to vote on opioid settlement funding

Iowa legislature to vote on opioid settlement funding

Opioid funds deal heads to Governor after unanimous Senate vote

Lawmakers have inched closer to wrapping up the 2025 legislative session after the House has passed a bill deciding what to dowith Iowa's opioid settlement fun

What’s Going on with Pain? NCCI’s Sinclair Looks at the Post-Opioid Landscape

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- By now, it's well-known that a major contributing factor to the opioid crisis has been pain management practices, but as the past 10 to 15 years have seen a decline in opioids, what's popping up in their place to help injured workers manage pain from on-the-job injuries? At NCCI's AIS on Wednesday, Jon Sinclair took a look at the current state of pain and how treating it impacts the workers' compensation …