News & Analysis as of

Telehealth › The United States Federal Communications Commission › Healthcare

Dickinson Wright

FCC Updates Broadband Map to Highlight Health Disparities

Dickinson Wright on

On December 13, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced significant updates to its Mapping Broadband Health in America platform. This enhanced tool, now incorporating a range of new health metrics, aims to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Relief Bill Revamps COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Rivkin Radler LLP on

The most recent COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law in December includes $250 million in new funding for the federal COVID-19 Telehealth Program, previously discussed here. The program was originally established in...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

FCC Increases Funding For Rural Telehealth Services

Rivkin Radler LLP on

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adding $198 million in funding to the Rural Health Care Program to help healthcare providers acquire telecommunications and broadband services. The funding is in addition to $200...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The FCC Expands Capacity for Wireless Health Monitoring

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

In an order released on April 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made more airwaves available for use by wireless devices that monitor patients’ vital signs. The agency long ago set aside spectrum for what...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Lessons Learned—FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program One Month Later

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

Federal Communication Commission has distributed CARES Act funding for remote patient monitoring, screening equipment, video services and connected devices. Commission has granted 30 funding proposals funding in 16 states....more

Snell & Wilmer

Applications Open for $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Snell & Wilmer on

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

Perkins Coie

FCC Adopts New Programs to Help Telehealth Services Combat COVID-19

Perkins Coie on

Update 04.10.2020: The FCC has launched an online portal explaining the application process for grants from the $200 million in funding to support telehealth services described in this client update. The FCC will begin...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19: Resources for Oncology Providers (Telehealth, Clinical Trials, Reporting Deadlines)

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other Federal and State agencies and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Health CARES - Title III of the CARES Act Impact on Telehealth

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

As we previously reported, Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) (“CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020. We recently provided guidance on how the CARES Act...more

Buchalter

Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Newsletter

Buchalter on

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The Unexpected Laws that May Affect Your Telehealth Business - An increasing number of health care providers are exploring telemedicine, either as an adjunct to their primary physical...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Key Regulatory Considerations for Digital Health Companies

Cooley LLP on

Digital health is a growing field that promises improved patient education, wellness, engagement, access to care, and outcomes, among other things. However, with these new technologies come unique regulatory concerns that...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide