Nathaniel Lacktman Discusses Impending Telehealth Cliff, Lack of DEA Guidance

Foley & Lardner LLP partner Nathaniel Lacktman commented on the difficulties telehealth providers are facing as the pandemic-era flexibilities they have operated under face expiration without action in the STAT News article, “Frustrated telehealth providers say their businesses face ‘doom and gloom.’ ”

“They will fall off that telehealth cliff if action is not taken,” said Lacktman, referencing the rollback of rules and elimination of flexibilities patients have come to rely on that would occur if no further extension is granted.

While many companies have been planning around information from a draft DEA rule whose details were leaked in August, Lacktman added that, “We’re all working upon just hearsay.”