"HHS Expands Opioid Disorder Treatment with Telemedicine at Home"
The US Department of Health and Human Services is updating regulations to allow opioid treatment programs to offer telemedicine appointments and at-home doses of methadone, aiming to make treatments more accessible and meet people where they are. These changes are part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to combat the ongoing overdose epidemic, including allowing federal grant funds to be used for purchasing test strips for xylazine, an animal sedative often found in street drugs, to prevent overdose and other drug-related harms. The updates are seen as a historic modernization to help connect more Americans with effective treatment for opioid use disorders.
