Category: COVID-19
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Focus on Caregiving Series Wrap Up
Focus on Caregiving Series Wrap Up As Spring begins, we close out our Fall/Winter Focus on Caregiving series. Throughout the… READ MORE
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SAMSHA Releases Final Rule on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment following Proposed COVID-19 PHE Telehealth Rollbacks
SAMSHA Releases Final Rule on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment following Proposed COVID-19 PHE Telehealth Rollbacks Health Policy News has been… READ MORE
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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… READ MORE
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Following the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency , the Future of Telemedicine for Some Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Remains Unclear
When the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11th, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) planned to roll-back… READ MORE
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Health Policy News Teams Host Webinar on the End of the Public Health Emergency
On November 17th, the HPN team hosted a webinar as a companion piece to an October 2022 white paper –… READ MORE
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Introduction During the last two years, everyday life has been defined by numerous challenges created by COVID-19, including societal restrictions,… READ MORE
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COVID-19 Lessons Learned Inform Retrospectives of State Responses and Pandemic Preparedness
By Rawson Pino and Margot Thistle As COVID-19 became a national pandemic in the United States in early 2020, states… READ MORE
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Where Did We Go During the Pandemic? Using Community Mobility Data to Track Behavior During the PHE
Recently PCG’s Health Innovation, Policy, and Information Technology team has been trying to make sense of trends in claims data… READ MORE
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The Hidden Costs of COVID-19
As we enter 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging through the United States yet again, this time fueled by the… READ MORE
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Reflections on 2021 and Predictions for 2022
In our last edition of the 2021 calendar year, the Health Policy News team looks back at major health policy-related… READ MORE
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