As the Federal Communications Commission repeals the Open Internet Order—more commonly known as the net-neutrality rules—health care consumers and providers have been left wondering how this change will affect their ability to receive and deliver health care using digital health tools. In this On the Subject, we outline how changes in internet access will affect digital health and what the regulatory landscape will look like in the coming months and years.
A Net-Neutral Decision for Health Care? What Providers Can Expect in the Wake of Net Neutrality Repeal
By Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Ryan Marcus on January 16, 2018