Libby Baney Quoted by Modern Healthcare on Prescribing Medicines Remotely

In “Digital mental health startups scramble as in-person visit rule looms,” government and regulatory partner Libby Baney spoke to Modern Healthcare about a proposed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) rule that would restore the pre-pandemic requirement that patients visit clinicians in person to obtain prescriptions for drugs.

“It makes sense that the DEA would be trying to limit over-prescribing of controlled substances based on their mission and their current investigations,” said Baney. Even as companies transition to hybrid models, the DEA will remain skeptical of digital health companies prescribing controlled substances, she added.

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