By Kate Baggaley
Medicare beneficiaries who received virtual care for opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic continued treatment longer and had decreased odds of experiencing a medically treated overdose, a new study indicates.
Researchers tracked 175,778 adults who initiated OUD care before or during the pandemic, when telehealth services were significantly expanded. The team observed a substantial uptick in telehealth utilization during the crisis. In addition, Medicare