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M+ Check-Up: September 6, 2024

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Congress Returns. The House and Senate will be back in session on September 9, 2024, with a joint focus on completing consideration of a continuing resolution (CR) to maintain government funding beyond the end of fiscal year...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2024 #3

News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Update Part I

Every year, the New Jersey legislature passes statutes that impact healthcare beyond rate increases under the Medicaid program. Last year was no different, and the discussion below highlights some of those statutes, such as...more

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Exploring the Virtual Care Policy Landscape One Year Post-PHE

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May 11, 2024, marked one year since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and not much has changed in Medicare telehealth policy. We are still operating under temporary waivers and flexibilities and, as a...more

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Expanding Access to Telehealth for Medication Abortion Care in a Constrained Policy Environment

Abstract Issue: As states continue to enact new restrictions on abortion since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, access to critical reproductive health and abortion care...more

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Healthcare Issues to Watch Following the FY2024 Spending Deal

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Six months into the fiscal year, Congress has finally passed FY2024 appropriations. It was a painstaking process, which many expected to include policy victories that both sides could celebrate. Instead, the spring work...more

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SAMHSA Final Rule Regarding OTPs Expands Access, Increases Flexibility for Patients

On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule revising 42 CFR Part 8, which regulates opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The final rule is the first update to...more

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State Attorneys General Weigh in Amidst Supreme Court Case That Could Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Attorneys general across the country have joined in litigation related to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. A case currently before the Supreme Court, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, could affect...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: February 2, 2024

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House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Healthcare Costs. The hearing included discussion on what factors are causing cost increases for individuals, for the healthcare sector, and for federal health programs...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: December 8, 2023

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Senate Finance Committee Examines Drug Shortages. The hearing addressed concerns and explored potential solutions related to drug shortages in the United States, particularly focusing on essential medications. The hearing...more

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State telehealth policy trends 2023 year in review

Background Three years following the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states across the United States continue to enact permanent changes to telehealth laws that impact how physicians and other health care...more

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Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities for Controlled Substances Extended Through End of 2024

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The rule allowing for providers to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth, set to expire for new patient-provider relationships on November 11, has been extended through the end of 2024....more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: November 10, 2023

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CONGRESS - Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. The bipartisan package includes Medicare and Medicaid extenders, provisions to expand the mental health...more

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DEA Further Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities through December 31, 2024

On October 10, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued another extension (Second Temporary Rule) of its pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities “in light of the need to further evaluate the best course of...more

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DEA Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities and Impact on CT Practitioners

On October 10, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new temporary rule which extends, through December 31, 2024, the ability of ...more

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Tele-Prescribing Flexibilities Extended Again in Second Temporary Rule

This month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”), issued a Second Temporary Rule further extending the telemedicine waivers...more

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DEA Issues Second Temporary Rule Extending Controlled Substance Prescribing Flexibilities Through December 2024

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On October 6, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Second Temporary Rule, further extending the ability to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine...more

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DEA Issues Second Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities, Through 2024

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On Friday, October 6, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) filed a Second Temporary Extension of the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of...more

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DEA Further Extends Flexibilities for Controlled-Substance Prescribing via Telemedicine

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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances...more

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10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

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DEA Announces Public Listening Sessions on Telemedicine Prescribing

In response to the large number of public comments received to its recent proposed telemedicine rules, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is holding public listening sessions to consider a special registration for...more

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DEA to Host Listening Sessions on Remote Prescribing

On August 4, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) announced plans to host two public listening sessions, scheduled to take place on September 12 and 13, 2023 at DEA’s headquarters in Arlington, VA, to collect...more

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Impact of the Pandemic and the End of the Public Health Emergency on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

This report was written in partnership with and funded by the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and many states offered regulatory flexibilities intended to make...more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023

Illinois passed S.B. 1913, which requires Medicaid FFS and Medicaid managed care plans to provide coverage of mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and ‘behavioral telehealth services’. Requires Medicaid...more

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DEA Releases Updated Practitioner’s Manual for Registrants Handling Controlled Substances

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On June 14, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released an updated Practitioner’s Manual, the first new version of the manual since 2006. The Practitioner’s Manual provides guidance for all DEA registrants handling...more

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