In April of 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) asked the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to clarify that automated calls and texts, or prerecorded telephone calls made to encourage individuals to renew enrollment in their state Medicaid program (“Medicaid”) Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), Basic Health Program (“BHP”) or Health Insurance Marketplace … Continue Reading
On March 20, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGAB) declared that “the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an ‘emergency’ under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and that consequently hospitals, health care providers, state and local health officials, and other government officials may lawfully communicate information about the novel coronavirus as well … Continue Reading
On March 16, 2018, a unanimous panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long-awaited and much-anticipated decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC, Case No. 15-1211. Though the Court vacated certain portions of the Federal Communication Commission’s 2015 omnibus declaratory ruling and order (2015 Omnibus Order) concerning the … Continue Reading
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) released an Order denying a Petition for Declaratory Ruling by Kohll’s Pharmacy & Homecare, Inc. (Kohll’s) originally filed on March 29, 2016, requesting the Commission to declare that certain faxes describing the health benefits of flu vaccinations did not constitute unsolicited advertising under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) … Continue Reading
