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Kerry/McCain Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Has No “Do Not Track” Provision

April 14, 2011 – “The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011,” introduced Tuesday by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), would establish a framework to protect consumer information online but stops short of calling for a “Do Not Track” provision that has been the hallmark of other recently proposed legislation. treatment […]

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Coalition, Public Health Experts, Patient and Industry Groups Ask Supreme Court To Strike Prescription Data Use Ban

April 5, 2011 – The Coalition for Healthcare Communication joined patient groups, two former Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 organizations and individuals to file one of 16 amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court urging nullification of the Vermont prescription data […]

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Call for Do Not Track Legislation Intensifies at Senate Hearing

Obama Administration Says Legislation Would Provide “Firm Legal Foundation” March 17, 2011 — Current industry self-regulation on digital tracking and marketing practices may not be enough to stave off legislation establishing a mandatory Do Not Track program, according to testimony and remarks made at a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing held March 16 […]

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Two ‘Do Not Track’ Bills Introduced in House

Feb. 18, 2011 — Although marketers are pushing for the acceptance of voluntary programs that allow consumers to opt out of Internet tracking for marketing purposes, two bills were introduced in Congress last week that would provide the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with the authority to both define and regulate online tracking. On Feb. 10, […]

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CHC Weighs In on Commerce's Internet Privacy Report

CHC Weighs In on Commerce's Internet Privacy Report

Jan. 31, 2011 – The Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) today signed on with other leading marketing organizations to the Direct Marketing Association’s joint industry comments regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force’s green paper, entitled Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework. work from home […]

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Coalition Focus for 2011

Coalition Focus for 2011

Although 2011 brings political party shifts in Congress and new challenges, the mission of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) remains the same: To protect, for society and individual patients, the benefit of the free flow of healthcare information. This year the CHC will be focusing on four major issues: (1) tax treatment of marketing […]

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UPDATE: Supreme Court will decide if Rx data use ban violates the First Amendment

UPDATE: Supreme Court will decide if Rx data use ban violates the First Amendment

January 7, 2011– The United States Supreme Court today will hear First Amendment appeal to Vermont’s Rx data use ban. part time jobs with benefits Earlier  First Circuit federal appeals court decision set up the Supreme Court appeal. Late last year, the 2nd Circuit Court  invalidated the Vermont version of the Rx data restriction law, finding […]

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