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JAMA Network Open study analyzing Medicare records shows specialists using telemedicine heavily saw only 0.9% more rural patients while treating 3.6% fewer new patients overall.
DEA and HHS codify pandemic-era flexibility, allowing providers to initiate and maintain buprenorphine treatment entirely via telehealth through the end of 2026, a move experts say could save lives and reshape addiction care nationwide.
Digital therapeutics for substance use disorders are gaining traction as researchers identify key strategies to improve engagement and outcomes, with apps reaching patients beyond traditional clinic walls.
New federal rules allow providers to prescribe six-month supply of buprenorphine via audio-only telehealth for opioid use disorder treatment, eliminating pandemic-era restrictions while implementing safeguards.