These Key Telehealth Policy Changes Would Improve Buprenorphine Access While Advancing Health Equity

Date: 09/11/2020
Source: These Key Telehealth Policy Changes Would Improve Buprenorphine Access While Advancing Health Equity
Author(s): Utsha Khatri, Seth Clark, Corey Davis, Noa Krawczyk, Ulrike Muench, Michael Lynch, Justin Berk, Joanne Spetz, and Elizabeth Samuels

 

Suspected opioid overdose deaths are surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing by more than 40% in May and continuing to rise. The short-term emergency authorizations for audio-only buprenorphine treatment during COVID-19 have helped us reach people previously unable to access treatment, and these changes should be made permanent.