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Coalition: Contact Congress Now about Ad Tax Deductibility

Coalition: Contact Congress Now about Ad Tax Deductibility

Oct. 10, 2017 – Many in the medical marketing industry have already reached out to their members of Congress to express their support for the full and immediate deductibility of all marketing costs, but those who have not need to do so right away, according to Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director John Kamp, who […]

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Coalition Takes Fight to Protect Marketing Tax Deductibility to Next Generation

Coalition Takes Fight to Protect Marketing Tax Deductibility to Next Generation

Sept. 25, 2017 – At the Sept. 21 Medical Advertising Hall of Fame Young Executives’ Night Out, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director John Kamp addressed a crowd of nearly 100 junior executives, summarizing Washington threats to medical/life sciences marketing and spelling out a dire need for grassroots action related to tax reform. On the […]

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Coalition Rallies Members to Fight for Medical Marketing Tax Deductibility

Coalition Rallies Members to Fight for Medical Marketing Tax Deductibility

Sept. 18, 2017 – As pressure builds at the White House and among Republicans to pass some sort of tax reform, the Coalition for Healthcare Communication is mobilizing its members to express their support for “the full and immediate deductibility of all marketing costs, including those for medical marketing,” according to a memo sent to […]

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What Medical Marketers Can Expect from President Trump, Republican-led Congress

What Medical Marketers Can Expect from President Trump, Republican-led Congress

April 24, 2017 – There is no doubt that the Trump administration is likely to change health policy, but the questions that remain to be answered are exactly what those changes will be and how they will affect healthcare communication. If you want predictions and insight from a distinguished panel of FDA and policy experts, […]

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Kamp: Three Ways Congress Could Suppress DTC or All Medical Marketing

Kamp: Three Ways Congress Could Suppress DTC or All Medical Marketing

Coalition Commentary by Executive Director John Kamp April 17, 2017 — Agencies, media and clients all need to watch closely as this Congress looks to regulate medical manufacturers’ real or perceived excess profits, or at least bring down the cost of medical products for citizens. So far, the political heat on medicine companies has not […]

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Coalition Rising Leaders Conference Helps Medical Marketers Answer Pressing Questions

Coalition Rising Leaders Conference Helps Medical Marketers Answer Pressing Questions

April 11, 2017 – There is no doubt that the Trump administration is likely to change health policy in the near future, but the questions that remain to be answered are exactly what those changes will be and how they will affect healthcare communication. For predictions and insight from an expert panel of FDA and […]

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Kamp: Coalition Will Continue to Fight for Free Flow of Information

Kamp: Coalition Will Continue to Fight for Free Flow of Information

Nov. 28, 2016 – Although President-elect Donald Trump was not who the Coalition for Healthcare Communication was preparing for in 2017, the organization will stay true to its mission of promoting and protecting the free flow of healthcare information under the Trump administration, according to Coalition Executive Director John Kamp, who spoke at the recent […]

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Kamp: Moving forward after the election

Kamp: Moving forward after the election

Nov. 11, 2016 – Post-election report from Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director John Kamp: The pollsters and pundits sure got it wrong. As they look back to correct their errors, the new reality of a Trump Administration and a Republican-controlled House and Senate provides some clues to the future of our industry. As our […]

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Senate Tax Reform Options Include Denying DTC Deductions

June 3, 2013 – As predicted, tax deductions for the cost of direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription drugs are among those being considered for elimination, according to a recent document issued by the Senate Finance Committee. The May 23 option paper on Economic Security – the seventh in a series of papers compiling tax reform […]

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