Q&A
Total amount of settlement funds received by New York City
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Council Member Linda Lee seeks clarification on the total amount of opioid settlement funds received by New York City. Dr. Rebecca Linn-Walton provides some information but indicates that she needs to confirm the exact total with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
- Lee mentions a report indicating that $154 million has been received so far
- Linn-Walton confirms an annual allocation of $50 million for 20 years
- There is some uncertainty about the exact total received to date, with Linn-Walton agreeing to follow up with OMB for confirmation
Linda Lee
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Okay.
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So let's go back and dig a little deeper on that one.
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So what is the concise overview of how much money New York City has received, not necessarily spent down but received, from opioid settlements to date and how much has been spent and the rationale behind the city's current spending strategy?
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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I can definitely defer to OMB on the specific breakdown of numbers.
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They had committed to up to 50 mil that they had an allotment of $50,000,000 annually for 20 years.
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Yep.
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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And so they've dispersed those funds to the 3 org the 3 agencies here, and so that we're in the ramping up phase to that total annually.
Linda Lee
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Okay.
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Because my understanding based on reports we've have is that it's so far a 154,000,000 So can you guys confirm if that's true?
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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We can definitely follow-up with OMB and confirm the total.