Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee released the Chairman's mark of 12 senate appropriations bills, which proposes funding...
With a 416-12 vote, the House last week passed H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021. The bill would provide...
A recent study published in the journal Addiction outlines associations identified between buprenorphine treatment duration and three...
ASAM and CARF have completed an extensive review of data from the ASAM Level of Care Certification. The results have led to updates in...
Recently launched through the CARES Act by The Federation of State Medical Boards, ProviderBridge.org helps mobilize the health care...
A recent report from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) summarizes the current laws and policies related to telehealth...
The House of Representatives recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $840 billion in defense...
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, effective July 15th. The declaration gives health...
OBH Deputy Assistant Secretary Dr. Janice (Petersen) Williams is retiring effective July 22. She has served in this position since...
The La. Medicaid Provider Enrollment Portal was designed to meet a CMS requirement and must be used by any providers that provide care to...
Access to care in other health coverage systems has improved with the adoption of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of...
The Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI) has published a resource on court order requirements under 42 CFR...
On Saturday, June 25, the president signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, legislation that will dramatically increase...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently introduced S. 4358, "Bruce's Law," which aims to establish an awareness campaign related to...
Medicaid has mailed pink letters to members. If you got your letter, great news! Medicaid has your correct mailing address. If you did...
Telemedicine/Telehealth Billing Changes for RHCs and FQHCs Revised May 20, 2022 Telemedicine/Telehealth Facilitation of Outpatient SUD...
