Our colleague Ebunola Aniyikaiye at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Health Law Advisor blog that will be of interest to our readers: “A Case for an Exception to the FCC Rule: Vulnerable Populations and Telemedicine.”
Following is an excerpt:
On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to remove regulations that prohibit providers from blocking websites or charging for high quality service to access specific content. Many worry that allowing telecommunications companies to favor certain businesses will cause problems within the health care industry. Specifically, concerns have risen about the effect of the ruling on the progress of telemedicine and the role it plays in access to care. …