Bloomberg Law (8/31, Lopez, Subscription Publication) reports, “Federal telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic helped reduce the risk of overdosing for Americans struggling with opioid use, according to a study” published online in JAMA Psychiatry. These findings, “which come as part of a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also suggest that opioid users were more likely to stick with treatment longer due to telehealth options.”
The Hill (8/31, Choi) reports investigators “looked at data from more than 170,000 Medicare beneficiaries,” including “receipts for telehealth services and medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) as well as medically treated overdoses.”
Related Links:
— “Opioid Overdoses Slowed by Telehealth Expansion, CDC Says “Ian Lopez, Bloomberg Law, August 31, 2022