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Five Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Persistent OUD Treatment GapsĀ 

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health care system, but that are especially present for behavioral health needs like substance use, and are exacerbated by other challenges related to stigma, lack of employment, and fragmented or nonexistent care coordination. This reality reflects structural, policy, and legal misalignments common to the entire U.S.

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. In-Person Visit Requirement for Telehealth Mental Health Services. Audio-Only Telehealth.

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Medical Device Cybersecurity Provisions Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill

HIPAA Journal

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 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

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

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Notably, the Act neither fulfilled the Biden Administrationā€™s request for additional COVID-19 response funding nor included the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge In Vitro Clinical Test (IVCT) Development (VALID) Act, which proposed updating the current diagnostic testing regulatory framework.

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HIPAA Updates and HIPAA Changes in 2023

HIPAA Journal

However, changes to HIPAA in 2023 are now likely to be implemented, although it may take until 2024 for those changes to become enforceable. Part 2 protects patient privacy and records related to treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) with HIPAA applying to protected health information. Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes in 2023.

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