Rethinking Telehealth's Role in Treating Addiction

<p>COVID opened the door to treating addiction remotely. Now policymakers have to decide whether to keep telehealth around.</p><br><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>Allie Grant, patient</p><p><a href="https://llchc.org/our-team/our-providers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Channell</a>, MSN, APRN, CNP; Clinical Director of Addiction Services; Lower Lights Christian Health Center</p><p><a href="https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/lewei-allison-lin-md-ms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allison Lin</a>, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Center; Research Scientist, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System</p><br><p>Read a full transcript and learn more about how telehealth policies have changed and the evidence on treating addiction remotely on our website: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/11/18/telehealth-virtual-care-opioids-addiction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/11/18/telehealth-virtual-care-opioids-addiction/</a></p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Donations made through Dec. 31, 2021 will be doubled thanks to a generous match: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><br><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/63a60bee39a5/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><br><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>