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    Commentary: Don’t curb opioid prescriptions through telemedicine. They’re saving lives

    by Kate M. Nicholson and Leo Beletsky, Los Angeles Times Apr 18, 2023 3 minutes
    Clinic Director of Intesiv Medicine at the University hospital in Aachen Gernot Marx talks to Senior Consultant and Physician in Charge of the Bethlehem Hospital in Stolberg Andreas Bootsveld while using telemedicine for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, on Jan. 20, 2021, in Aachen, western Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

    The explosion of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has been transformative for countless patients who might otherwise be unable to access care. But the Drug Enforcement Administration is preparing to roll back telemedicine options for many essential prescriptions. It would be a dangerous move, exacerbating already gaping disparities and imperiling the most vulnerable patients.

    The proposed rule changes would require that patients be seen in person in order to receive prescriptions for certain controlled medications, including stimulants and opioids to treat attention disorders, pain and seizures.

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