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Massachusetts High Court Rules Online Tracking Doesn’t Violate State Wiretap Law

Massachusetts High Court Rules Online Tracking Doesn’t Violate State Wiretap Law

What’s the Issue: In a closely watched decision, the Massachusett Supreme Judicial Court issued a 5-1 ruling in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital that concluded that the types of transmissions covered by the state’s wiretap law do not include third-party website tracking technology, like pixels or analytics trackers.The judges affirmed that web browsing, or […]

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CHC brief questions FTC ad market definition in IQVIA merger challenge

CHC brief questions FTC ad market definition in IQVIA merger challenge

WASHINGTON, DC – The Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) has filed a federal court amicus brief that raises concerns about how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defined the “programmatic advertising” marketplace in its complaint against IQVIA’s proposed merger with Propel Media and offered its real-world insight into the industry, which span the entire digital “ad […]

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Federal Court Ruling on ACA Provision Could Have Broad Implications for Preventive Care

Federal Court Ruling on ACA Provision Could Have Broad Implications for Preventive Care

Sept. 13, 2022 – In a decision that could have ramifications for preventive care efforts across the United States, last week a ruling from Texas’ U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor held that a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring most private health plans to cover specified preventive services and prescription drugs at no […]

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ACA Survives SCOTUS Scrutiny, Latest in “String of Victories”

ACA Survives SCOTUS Scrutiny, Latest in “String of Victories”

June 17, 2021 – Today the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional, leaving it as the law of the land. The Court ruled that the plaintiffs—a group of Republican attorneys general and two individuals—do not have legal standing to sue. According to Coalition for Healthcare Communication […]

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Maryland Sued Over Digital Ad Tax

Maryland Sued Over Digital Ad Tax

Feb. 19, 2021 – On Feb. 18, four trade groups – the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association, NetChoice, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association, whose members include tech giants Amazon, Facebook and Google – filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland stating that Maryland’s new digital […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Questioning Casts Some Doubt on Severability in ACA Case

U.S. Supreme Court Questioning Casts Some Doubt on Severability in ACA Case

Nov. 11, 2020 – In yesterday’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), several conservative justices, including two added to the bench since the last time the Supreme Court affirmed the ACA – Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – asked questions that […]

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Ginsburg’s Passing Heightens Concerns over ACA

Ginsburg’s Passing Heightens Concerns over ACA

Sept. 24, 2020 – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) soon, the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sharply increases the possibility that the ACA will be ruled unconstitutional, according to Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director Jon Bigelow. The […]

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D.C. Circuit Court Affirms Lower Court Ruling on Drug Price Disclosure Rule, Pulls No Punches

D.C. Circuit Court Affirms Lower Court Ruling on Drug Price Disclosure Rule, Pulls No Punches

June 17, 2020 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opinion that set aside the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule calling for drug manufacturers to disclose drug list prices in direct-to-consumer television ads. In the June 16 opinion, […]

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In Surprise Move, SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of ACA Next Term

In Surprise Move, SCOTUS to Rule on Constitutionality of ACA Next Term

March 4, 2020 — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a surprise on March 2 when it announced it will hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) next term, leap-frogging over the process that was playing out in lower courts. Oral arguments have not yet been scheduled, but are likely to […]

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Appeals Court Ruling Leaves ACA in Place for Now and Likely Through 2020 Election

Appeals Court Ruling Leaves ACA in Place for Now and Likely Through 2020 Election

Jan. 3, 2020 – A late-December ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court in Texas that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate – which was premised on Congress’ taxing authority – was rendered invalid when the 2017 tax bill set the tax penalty at […]

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