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The U.S. is a Nation in Pain – America’s Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2016

Health Populi

wars since 1950, according to Pain in the Nation Update from the Well Being Trust and Trust for America’s Health. For context, carfentanil is used as a large animal tranquilizer for example in elephants. Health Populi’s Hot Points: How to deal with this think-the-unthinkable public and personal health reality?

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2023 Preview of Telemental Health Laws & Behavioral Telehealth Regulations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

First, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be extended for three months in January, bringing today’s best predictions for the end of the PHE to April 2023. Five new permanent telehealth codes have been approved for prolonged E/M services and chronic pain management. The 12/22/22 Senate passage of the 1.7