January 11, 2024
With a boost from Congress, telehealth can help stop overdose deaths
Credit: The Hill
Telehealth was a game-changer for people struggling with opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more patients able to start and stay in treatment over the past three years than in previous years.
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The TREATS Act could permanently transform how patients receive opioid use disorder treatment. We thank Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and David Trone (D-Md.), as well as U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), for their leadership on this legislation, and we urge their colleagues to join them in passing the TREATS Act.
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