Bankruptcy would let the company negotiate claims with some of the more than 1,500 entities that have sued Purdue over its role in the opioid epidemic.
HHS Secretary Tom Price is trying to placate health insurers that are considering dropping out of the ACA's government-run markets, threatening to leave people without options in a growing number of states.
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