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What is the BUPE Act?

What the BUPE Act Means for Better Addiction Treatment Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced in early October the introduction of a bill known as the Broadening Utilization of Proven and Effective Treatment for Recovery, or BUPE Act. The BUPE Act is a powerful legislative tool that can improve

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US to Limit MAT Telehealth Prescriptions

The DEA has announced new proposed rules for prescribing buprenorphine, a medication-assisted treatment. The new rules would replace a relatively flexible policy adopted during the early days of the pandemic that expanded MAT treatment to people even if they had never met their doctors in person. The new rules limit who can prescribe medication and

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