By Anuja Vaidya
March 06, 2024 – Regulatory flexibilities enabling virtual initiation and at-home doses of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are likely cost-effective, according to new research.
Published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence,…
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This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) took steps to expand access to opioid use disorder treatment through its new…
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Today, Talkspace, the largest telemedicine-based therapy provider covered by insurance in the nation, and Bicycle Health, the leading telemedicine-based program for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, have announced a partnership to enhance virtual care…
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By Sara Heath
December 15, 2023 – About a million Medicare enrollees have opioid use disorder (OUD), but only 18 percent of them received medication to treat OUD, according to a new Office of Inspector General…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 17, 2023 – Telehealth provides an effective strategy for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new study.
Conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 06, 2023 – A bipartisan group of four senators reintroduced legislation that would eliminate barriers to the virtual prescription of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD).
Called the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction…
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By Anuja Vaidya
October 19, 2023 – Using telehealth to begin opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is linked to high retention in treatment among Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a new study.
Published in JAMA Network Open, the…
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By Sara Heath
October 03, 2023 – A third of the 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive medication to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), with searing racial health disparities…
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Virtual opioid use disorder provider Bicycle Health announced Thursday that it is partnering with Albertsons, a supermarket and pharmacy chain, to expand access to buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.
Boston-based Bicycle Health is a…
By Sara Heath
August 08, 2023 – Only a fifth of the nearly 2.5 million adults with opioid use disorder received medication for the disease 2021, leaving millions without access to addiction treatment, according to new…
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