All posts by Eliza Mette

Eliza Mette is a Policy Advisor within the Health team at PCG. Before attending law school, Eliza was a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where she focused on global health cancer initiatives and addressing health disparities in cancer research. Eliza spent several years working in private legal practice, specializing in health care privacy, regulatory, and business matters, and providing pro bono legal immigration services. She most recently worked at the National Academy for State Health Policy, where she tracked and analyzed state behavioral health policy and innovation.

The Drug Enforcement Agency and Department of Health and Human Services Extend COVID-era Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities through 2024

Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) published a temporary rule that further extended COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances ...

State Efforts to Support People in Recovery 

State Efforts to Support People in Recovery  September is National Recovery month, a time during which we celebrate and support people in recovery and their resiliency. Recovery is broadly defined ...

California’s Section 1115 Re-Entry Demonstration Waiver : An Indicator for States

In January 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s Section 1115 Re-Entry Demonstration Waiver, the first waiver of its kind to receive approval from the agency. ...

New Federal Proposed Telehealth Rules will Affect Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

In a continuation of our series examining the end of the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), we do a deeper dive into federal telehealth flexibilities and policies that will ...

Implications of the End of the Public Health Emergency for the National Telehealth Landscape

Implications of the End of the Public Health Emergency for the National Telehealth Landscape Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding Public Health Emergency (PHE) in January ...

CMS Seeks to Support Communications between Providers and Carriers

CMS Seeks to Support Communications between Providers and Carriers In December 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Proposed Rule aimed at improving administrative simplification related ...

Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting

Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Core Set Reporting In August 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, which, if promulgated, would ...