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HHS recently released a final rule that allows practitioners in Opioid Treatment Programs to start patients on methadone or buprenorphine via telehealth. However, the final rule does not apply to the broader range of providers, leading telehealth advocates to call for additional changes from the DEA.

New population-level data shows that people with opioid use disorder (OUD) struggle to access treatment, even following the elimination of the...

Bicycle Health patients can connect to therapists outside the realm of opioid use disorder, and Talkspace patients will have access to opioid use disorder specialty care.

Dr. Brian Clear, an addiction treatment physician and chief medical officer of Bicycle Health, believes that telemedicine is one way to improve access and reduce the inequities inherence in addiction treatment. The other is education.

At the Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Diversion Division listening sessions earlier this month, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the agency would hold a second comment period on its March NPRM in the months ahead. WHY IT MATTERS The Drug Diversion Division said it was conducting public listening sessions to get input on prescribing controlled substances on telemedicine platforms and to learn about the types of data and its accessibility for use in detecting unlawful drug diversion. The agency i...

The DEA's two days of curated listening sessions showcased ideas for how a special registration eliminating in-person evaluation requirements for medically necessary controlled substances might work, but the agency indicated a need for more specifics.

Florida pharmacies were least likely to have stock (37.1%), while Washington State pharmacies were most likely (83.9%)...

Virtual behavioral health startups such as Bicycle Health, Done, Ophelia Health and ReKlame Health must adapt to pending federal limits on prescribing drugs.

The Covid-19 public health emergency waived a rule that required a practitioner to conduct an in-person medical exam before prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine. Once the public health emergency ends on May 11, those with substance use disorder could be greatly affected, experts are warning.

Bicycle Health CEO Ankit Gupta and Medical Director Dr. Brian Clear discuss the treatment landscape for patients with opioid use disorder.