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Tele-behavioral Health: Important Legal Considerations for Mental Health Providers

The Health Law Firm Blog

Starting in 2020 and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, tele-behavioral health services, also known as "e-counseling," rapidly expanded. Because individuals were quarantined or fearful to venture out, remote mental health care services became very popular among patients. By Amanda I. Forbes, J.D.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

in the past two decades, with a spike early in the covid-19 pandemic. But Danny’s latest physician had his license suspended by the DEA last year, and he couldn’t find a new doctor who would prescribe those medications, Jim said. The 2022 revisions are “a dramatic change,” he said.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

in the past two decades, with a spike early in the covid-19 pandemic. But Danny’s latest physician had his license suspended by the DEA last year, and he couldn’t find a new doctor who would prescribe those medications, Jim said. The 2022 revisions are “a dramatic change,” he said.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. Lindsey Goehring refrains from arguing all licenses fall within the purview of the federal domain, but maintains that telemedicine would qualify as interstate commerce.

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Three Reactions to Braidwood v. Becerra

Bill of Health

Becerra is mostly read as a religious freedom case that pits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) against the promotion of public health goals, similar to what we saw in the last few years of legal challenges to COVID-19 mitigation measures.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

investment Q&A: Population Health Company Navvis’ New CEO Courtney Fortner SSM Health names 1st digital chief St. margin in Q1 AI + navigation = faster cancer care at Northwell Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel submits revised closure plan Dollars can boost health equity, but broad change is just as important Montefiore records $27.9M