A new study published on Wednesday found that the expanded use of telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic was associated with a reduced risk of opioid overdoses. Researchers from multiple federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) looked at data from more than 170,000 Medicare beneficiaries. They analyzed receipts for telehealth services and medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) as well as medically treated overdoses. The study split the observed beneficiaries into two groups — one that initiated OUD care before the pandemic and another that ini
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