The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s board of directors approved a $1.5 billion rebate on Thursday.
The bureau will mail checks to roughly 180,000 Ohio employers this summer, according to a statement.
It attributed the ability to provide the rebate to “healthy investment income, falling claims and prudent fiscal management.”
(Reuters) — Ohio on Monday accused four major pharmaceutical distributors of ignoring their responsibilities to ensure that opioids were not being diverted for improper uses, contributing to a drug abuse epidemic in the state.