Feb. 3, 2012 – There are just 10 days left to comment on an FDA draft report that explores the ... read more
Feb. 2, 2012 – More than four hours of testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health ... read more
Jan. 27, 2012 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) last week launched its “Your AdChoices” public education campaign to inform ... read more
Jan. 26, 2012 – Avoiding conflict of interest in continuing medical education (CME) may seem like a daunting task, but ... read more
Jan. 20, 2012 – Common sense should tell people that some of celebrity chef Paula Deen’s infamously unhealthy dishes – ... read more
By Jack E. Angel, Education Foundation Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Jan. 17, 2012 – The Affordable Care Act ... read more
Jan. 6, 2012 — This article, written by Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director John Kamp, was featured in the ... read more
Jan. 6, 2011 – As the pharmaceutical industry begins 2012, the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) recommends that ... read more
Jan. 2, 2012 – In the waning days of 2011, the FDA released a significant draft guidance on company responses to ... read more
Dec. 15, 2011 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its long-awaited Proposed Rule for implementing the Physician ... read more
Dec. 12, 2011 — Facing a need to decrease spending and boost revenues, the federal government will continue to target ... read more
By Jack E. Angel, Education Foundation Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Nov. 14, 2011 — In response to ... read more
By John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication – Nov. 7, 2011 – Until the research labs and ... read more
Oct. 24, 2011 – After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down speaker- and content-based restrictions in Sorrell v. IMS Health, ... read more
Oct. 18, 2011 – A case filed by Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. against the FDA seeks to preserve Par’s First Amendment ... read more
Dec. 14, 2011 — UPDATE — CMS has published the proposed rules enforcing the Sunshine provisions of the Affordable Care ... read more
By John Kamp, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director Sept. 13, 2011 — Debates over health care and related ... read more
Aug. 1, 2011 — The recent Supreme Court decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. is earning robust commentary in ... read more
By Kenneth P. Berkowitz, Esq. July 21, 2011 — Why does the government fail to apply current regulatory requirements and ... read more
By John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication July 18, 2011 — For those who have not read the ... read more
By John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication June 29, 2011 — Yesterday I had the pleasure of moderating ... read more
March 31, 2011 — At a time when interaction between biopharmaceutical companies and physicians is under increased scrutiny, a recent ... read more
In a recent editorial, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) cited the Macy Report, the AMA’s CEJA report, JAMA, and the massive IOM report, saying, “These reports and opinions start from a basic premise that any engagement with the pharmaceutical industry is a conflict and must be eliminated.”
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As expected, the Ad Tax is back on the table as part of the pending healthcare reform legislation. Jim Davidson, head of the Advertising Coalition, is recommending calls to U.S. Senators urging REJECTION of the medical advertising tax proposal of Senator Franken-MN and 2 cosponsors, Senators Whitehouse-RI and Brown-OH.
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Today, the Coalition sent letters to Senators Franken, Whitehouse and Brown specifying multiple reasons not to allow passage of s1763, the Ad Tax Bill. Read the letters, then feel free to comment.
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From Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI):
A new CEI analysis cautions that FDA’s current policy restricting use of Internet sponsored links could have the unintended effect of making regulated information less available to consumers and making less reliable and unsubstantiated information more available.
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