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Expanded Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs

Healthcare Law Today

Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will cover telehealth-based treatment services delivered by federally-accredited opioid treatment programs (OTPs), commonly referred to as “methadone clinics.” This flexibility will be in place until the end of CY 2023.

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The Wait is Over. Or Is It? DEA’s Proposed Rules Around Telemedicine Prescribing: Initial Impressions and Key Takeaways

Health Law Advisor

Both the proposed rules related to telemedicine prescribing of Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled substances, and the separate proposed rules related to telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine, were published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2023. Are the proposed record-keeping obligations reasonable and/or sufficient?

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

On December 29, President Joe Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( P.L. We expect issues regarding regulation of diagnostic tests and mental health parity enforcement to resurface in the new Congress. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7 It is unclear whether the PHE will be extended beyond April.

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