Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It also requires that the Secretary report to Congress on the state of the SNS, and to issue guidance and hold annual meetings with public health officials and stakeholders on how states, territories, and Tribes can access the SNS. Modernizes public health data through biosurveillance and infectious disease data collection.

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The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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.” CMS also extended coverage for SUD treatment services provided via telehealth.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

Should the final rules limit the issuance of prescriptions of controlled medications to the FDA-approved indications contained in the FDA-approved labeling for those medications? DEA has specifically requested feedback on whether it should limit telemedicine prescribing to only the drug’s FDA-approved indications. 21 U.S.C. §

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded nearly $1.5 – Releasing New Guidance to Support and Facilitate Greater Access to FDA-approved naloxone products. What You Should Know: – The U.S

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The bill will also provide funding for essential behavioral health programs and several provisions that will help to increase the healthcare workforce. billion in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, increasing HHS funds by a further $9.9 The bill proposes $120.7 billion from last year.

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