HealthLeaders Media July 29, 2025
A widely panned proposal to regulate virtual prescriptions for controlled drugs isn’t going anywhere. It’s time to bring federal regulators and healthcare leaders back to the table.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The healthcare industry has been waiting almost two decades for a special registration process for providers seeking to prescribe controlled medications via telemedicine.
– Healthcare leaders are hoping Terrence Cole, who was sworn in as DEA administrator on July 23, can bring both sides to the table to negotiate better regulations.
– An easy and equitable process to virtually prescribe controlled drugs is seen as a crucial part of improved and more effective treatments for mental health concerns and substance abuse issues.
Healthcare providers are once again pressuring the federal...
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