This is an academic paper that discusses the role of telehealth in expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder in rural areas. The need for integrating telemedicine into primary care in rural areas is highlighted as well as how the coronavirus pandemic has loosened restrictions to providing these services.
Hser, Y.I., Mooney, L.J. (2020). Integrating Telemedicine for Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Beyond the COVID Pandemic. Journal of Rural Health. Published online before print