HHS Secretary Azar trumpets telemedicine addiction treatment during pandemic

The nation's highest health officials are trumpeting the success of telemedicine addiction treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. In a new interview with KATU News, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the exception made at the federal level has "certainly expanded availability, especially in rural areas for people to be able to get into and remain in medication-assisted treatment, which is the gold standard of treatment for individuals."