White House Backs Extension of Telehealth Addiction Treatment

The Biden administration is making a play to set in stone the pandemic era-expansion of telehealth access for people struggling with addiction, offering up a series of suggestions for federal agencies and lawmakers in a new report.

The expansion, made possible by the declaration of a public health emergency for the Covid-19 pandemic, has opened new doors for treating Americans suffering from substance use disorder. But the White House’s Office for National Drug Control Policy says whether the impact will be positive in the long term remains to be seen, noting that both state and federal requirements will pose barriers ...