<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">If you attended the 2017 Telehealth Alliance of Oregon Summit, you had the opportunity to hear a presentation from the FTC regarding how it can impact telehealth.  They have the ability to comment on pending legislation in states and express concern when the legislation negatively impacts competition, access and consumer choice.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">They recently issued a comment to the Washington State Legislature on behalf of ocular telehealth asking legislators to reconsider the proposed legislation.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">A nice piece of advocacy on behalf of telehealth:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/amp/ftc-urges-state-legislators-to-rethink-ocular-telehealth-ban"> https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/amp/ftc-urges-state-legislators-to-rethink-ocular-telehealth-ban</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">​Regards, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Cathy​<br></div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
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