Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Establishes a COVID-19 Task Force to examine the origins of COVID-19 and to examine the country’s response at the Federal, state and local levels. The commission would make recommendations to the Administration and Congress, and its members would be field experts appointed by Congress.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DEA has done little to reduce the appearance of agency capture by the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) industry, while FDA was years behind the evidence in approving over-the-counter naloxone.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), to initiate treatment with buprenorphine at an OTP, a practitioner needed to perform a complete in-person physical evaluation. The covered benefit includes MAT for patients with OUD, a leading treatment modality that combines prescribing FDA-approved medication (e.g.,

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

Telemedicine Prescribing During the COVID-19 PHE During the COVID-19 PHE, among many other regulatory flexibilities, federal and state prescribing requirements were relaxed. DEA has specifically requested feedback on whether it should limit telemedicine prescribing to only the drug’s FDA-approved indications.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase by $100 million, the National Institutes of Health will receive an additional $2.5 This will help to ensure that telehealth and hospital-at-home programs can continue to provide convenient and accessible medical treatment for patients.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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