The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and various other federal, state and local government agencies have focused enforcement efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic and are aggressively...more
As a follow up to our legal alert posted on April 7, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") announced that it is accepting applications for its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program as of April 13, 2020. As a...more
4/16/2020
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At the same time as the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted final rules to establish a multi-year telehealth pilot program entitled the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” the commission released a Report and Order,...more
4/8/2020
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