A federal crackdown on overprescribing controlled substances via telehealth is causing confusion and consternation in the behavioral health community over an in-person prescribing requirement for drugs used to treat pain and opioid use disorder.
The Washington State Department of Health has resumed its free telehealth program, allowing people with a positive COVID-19 test to get oral antivirals like Paxlovid.
The end of the national public health emergency is revitalizing conversation about Pennsylvania's lack of guaranteed access to affordable telehealth services.