WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Mark Warner (D-VA), members of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole urging the DEA to extend telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances. The current flexibilities, which have been essential in connecting individuals in rural and underserved communities with access to essential medications, are set to expire at the end of this year.
"We write to urge the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act quickly and extend critical flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances that were first put in place ...