Health Care Dive

APRIL 4, 2024

Advocacy groups, providers and virtual care companies said clinicians and pharmacies need time to comment on the rule and prepare for implementation.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

HHS proposal seeks to improve care coordination for patients with substance use disorder. Tue, 11/29/2022 - 14:28.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Primary care program decreases ED use for people with substance use disorders. Thu, 11/17/2022 - 13:19.

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the past 3 years, drug use has increased by 16% and alcohol use has increased by 23% within the United States, with 1 in 11 workers currently suffering from an untreated substance use disorder. Addiction Costs to Businesses Substance use disorder (SUD) costs U.S. Every step forward is a step in the right direction.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What You Should Know: – Fitbit announced that they are partnering with behavioral analytics company Pretaa to improve outcomes for the millions of Americans affected by substance abuse.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Although substance use disorder can be a disability under the ADA, there are limitations in the scope and enforcement of these ADA protections. Further action is needed to prevent discrimination in health care services towards persons with substance use disorder. But it is not without limitations.

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GoMoHealth

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By Cassandra Cousineau Manager, Strategic Content and Engagement, GoMo Health Mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) are two major health concerns that individuals face in their daily lives. While these substances may seem to provide temporary relief from emotional pain, they often forge a perilous path toward addiction.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Advancing Substance Use Management: Pelago’s Impact on Healthcare Costs and Treatment Efficacy The raised additional capital will enable Pelago to expedite its product roadmap, expand its continuum of care, enhance digital engagement strategies, and progress its clinical research initiatives.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 4, 2023

The agency said on Wednesday that it needs additional time to parse through the 38,000 public comments it received in response to a proposal to reintroduce stricter limits around telehealth prescribing.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The inability of prisons and jails to address the drivers of and treat substance use disorders, especially during the pandemic, is leading to underexplored health ramifications for prisoners, and particularly for prisoners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or other people of color (BIPOC), who already had comparatively poorer health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 25, 2023

Hans Morefield, CEO, CHESS Health Far too often, substance use disorder (SUD) is viewed as an “acute condition,” one that can be “cured” with short-term treatment, such as a week-long stay in a detox facility. million Americans are struggling with substance use disorders, but only a small fraction—6%—receive treatment.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 7, 2023

The announcement comes after the agency received more than 38,000 public comments in response to a proposal that would restrict telehealth prescriptions, with “a significant majority” expressing concern.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 28, 2023

This is highly unique for substance use disorder treatment. If I were a betting man, I would say that mental health and substance use disorders are going to undergo the same type of transformation that we’ve seen with some of the traditional post-acute care assets, like home health care.”

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2022

What You Should Know: – LifeWorks , a provider of comprehensive mental health, digital and in-person total wellbeing solutions, today announced the acquisition of Breaking Free , a provider of evidence-based behavioral health SaaS solutions for substance use intervention.

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Health Policy News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

States Strategies to Support Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorder Pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorder (SUD) encounter numerous barriers to accessing evidence-based treatment and recovery.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 26, 2024

State Medicaid agencies are required to cover Hepatitis C medications for people who have the disease or a substance use disorder, states were "encouraged" earlier this week.

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Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 24, 2022

The Requestor, a digital health company, offers a Program that uses smartphone and smart debit card technology to implement CM for individuals with substance use disorders, addressing aspects of these disorders “in ways that conventional counseling and medications often cannot.”

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 20, 2023

EST Join this webinar to discover how to define substance use, misuse and substance use disorders. Review substance use screening tools that can be used in nursing facilities and the importance of using stigma-free language. How to recognize the signs and symptoms of possible substance use will also be discussed.

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Icanotes

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Behavioral therapists, counselors and psychiatrists use these plans to help individuals with substance abuse problems or addiction. Those who suffer from substance abuse can experience issues in all aspects of their life and it can impair their daily functions. What Is a Substance Abuse Treatment Plan? Table of Contents.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 12, 2024

President Joe Biden's 2025 budget did not just touch upon cybersecurity, the drug price negotiation program and Medicare solvency, as the plan also suggested policy for mental health, health equity | Many significant policy items in Biden's proposed 2025 fiscal year budget don't grab the initial headlines, but he's looking to make (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Several COVID-era flexibilities relied upon by opioid treatment programs and their hundreds of thousands of patients will become permanent later this year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Healt | The final rule allows some providers to prescribe medication for opioid use disorder like buprenorphine via telehealth without an initial in-person exam.

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Health Care Dive

JANUARY 25, 2022

Though progress has been made, compliance with parity laws is still patchwork in the U.S., even as COVID-19 continues to throw disparities in health access into sharp relief.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday it will extend telehealth flexibilities that enable clinicians to virtually prescribe controlled medications to their patients through 2024 as | The DEA announced Friday that it is extending pandemic rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine through the end of next year.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The report comes weeks after regulators again extended pandemic-era flexibilities on virtual prescriptions of controlled substances.

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Bill Of Health

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unfortunately, McKnight is one of many marginalized women of color who make up the majority of individuals criminally prosecuted for substance use during pregnancy. In a post- Roe America, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are all in jeopardy, especially for individuals who struggle with substance use.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Boulder Care, a telehealth provider for substance use disorder, has met all of its performance quality measures in a value-based payment arrangement with a managed Medicaid insurer in Oregon. | The contract with Umpqua Health Alliance links reimbursement to a set of patient outcomes.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A Massachusetts behavioral health system allegedly pushed thousands of substance abuse patients to choose its services by illegally offering free sober housing at facilities it knew to be unsafe, a | Federal and state law enforcement officials allege that Massachusetts-based Bournewood Health Systems illegally induced thousands of patients to partner (..)

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Healthy Debate

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There are treatment options for mental illness that have yet to be legalized. It's time to increase access to psychedelic-assisted therapies.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Pelago, a virtual substance use disorder (SUD) clinic working with payers and employers, has clinched $58 million in a series C round. Pelago offers integrated SUD management for employers and payers, with specialized treatment for tobacco, alcohol and opioid use disorders.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

New findings from JAMA Psychiatry suggest virtual visits were effective in managing certain conditions, like substance use disorders, among Medicare beneficiaries.

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Bill Of Health

MAY 16, 2022

” The post Another Kind of Performance-Enhancing Drug in Sports: Substances That Improve Creativity appeared first on Bill of Health. (2) If so, should coaches , trainers, and other contributors be tested for these innovation-fueling PEDs, in addition to players?

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HKLaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

After HHS OCR and SAMHSA issued the proposed changes to SUD Patient Records regulations, they have finalized such rules to better harmonize the Part 2 Regulations.

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Regulations 59

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The past year has been rocky for the startup telehealth provider, as it faced dissatisfied patients and a Justice Department investigation into allegations it overprescribed controlled substances.

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Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A variety of pandemic-era policies will expire May 11, including those allowing providers to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth without an in-person visit and rules requiring payers to cover COVID-19 testing.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 6, 2022

Up to 15% of emergency department visits now involve behavioral health emergencies, including substance use and mental health crises.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The marketplace has a rapidly expanding list of groups that cover topics like grief, loneliness, chronic conditions, substance use recovery and caregiving. . | New startup Forum offers a two-sided virtual peer support group marketplace to help individuals find the support they need.

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Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In FY 2022, criminal charges were brought against 21 defendants for their alleged activities exploiting COVID-19 programs. Additionally, criminal charges were brought against 14 defendants for their alleged involvement in unlawful opioid distribution.

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