Senate bill would permanently expand Covid-era rules on telehealth addiction treatment

Senate bill would permanently expand Covid-era rules on telehealth addiction treatment

A A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill this week that would allow health care providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction, via telehealth. The measure, known as the Telehealth Response for E-prescribe Addiction Therapy Services Act TREATS, would permanently extend a temporary Covid-era policy that allowed patients to … Read more

Ban on COVID Vaccination Mandates by Private Businesses, Including Healthcare Facilities, Passes Texas Senate

Ban on COVID Vaccination Mandates by Private Businesses, Including Healthcare Facilities, Passes Texas Senate

Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribunes’ daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date on the most essential Texas news. A sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees of private businesses in Texas passed the Texas Senate on Friday, although medical facilities would be allowed to adopt other policies to help reduce … Read more