Senate bill would permanently expand Covid-era rules on telehealth addiction treatment

Senate bill would permanently expand Covid-era rules on telehealth addiction treatment

A A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill this week that would allow health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction, via telehealth. The measure, known as the Telehealth Response for E-prescribe Addiction Therapy Services Act TREATS, would permanently extend a temporary Covid-era… Continue Reading Senate bill would permanently expand Covid-era rules on telehealth addiction treatment

A sad day for consumer choice: New York Governor Hochul signs restrictive supplement bill into law

A sad day for consumer choice: New York Governor Hochul signs restrictive supplement bill into law

According to reports, the A.5610/S.5823 law is likely to take effect in April next year. Gov. Huchel vetoed a similar bill last December, citing concerns that the state Department of Health, which is tasked with determining which products are covered by the bill, lacks the expertise to analyze the ingredients… Continue Reading A sad day for consumer choice: New York Governor Hochul signs restrictive supplement bill into law