Tag Archives: State professional boards

Doc, Can You Hear Me Now? Telehealth Finally Comes of Age in Texas

Photo of Robert M. WolinBy Robert M. Wolin on Posted in Uncategorized
After many years of heated and contentious debate, and opposition by the Texas Medical Association and the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, Texas has significantly revised its telemedicine statute to permit the routine provision of telemedicine services addressing litigation brought against the Texas Medical Board and reflecting the changing consensus regarding telemedicine services. … Continue Reading

Antitrust: “Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News”*

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Court gives Teladoc some good news in its antitrust challenge to Texas Medical Board Rule Back in April 2015, Teladoc, Inc., which provides U.S. board-certified doctors for consults via phone or online video, filed an antitrust challenge to stop a new Texas Medical Board (TMB) rule from taking effect that requires physicians to conduct an … Continue Reading

“Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”* — Doctors, Vets, and Lawyers in the Antitrust Crosshairs

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Supreme Court Decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission Prompts Legal Challenges to State Professional Boards Earlier this month a Texas federal district court judge granted a motion by Teladoc, Inc. (Teladoc) for a preliminary injunction enjoining the Texas Medical Board (TMB) “from taking any action to implement, enact, … Continue Reading

“Ring my friend, I said you call Doctor Robert, day or night he’ll be there”*

Photo of Robert M. WolinBy Jonathan Lewis and Robert M. Wolin on Posted in Uncategorized
Texas Medical Board First in the Antitrust Crosshairs After Supreme Court Decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners The first lawsuit, in what may be a wave of antitrust litigation challenging professional board regulations in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal … Continue Reading

State Health Regulatory Bodies Have Teeth Pulled

Photo of Robert M. WolinBy Robert M. Wolin and Jonathan Lewis on Posted in Uncategorized
Old and new regulations established by state professional boards that are composed of “active market participants” such as physicians, dentists and therapists, may be subject to antitrust challenge following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. In most states, the boards of professional regulatory … Continue Reading
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