The following are earned news media articles, webinars and podcasts with contributions by CHC staff and member interviews and presentations.
Framing DTC Rx Ad Ban: to convey courts, regulatory and legislative history that a DTC Rx advertising ban would ‘not be easily accomplished.
RFK Jr.’s HHS gutted OPDP. How will it impact pharma advertising? (MM+M, O’Brien)
Are Bigger Ad Policy Changes Coming After US FDA’s Drug Promotion Office Hit Hard By Layoffs? (Pink Sheet, Sutter)
RFK Jr. has long criticized drug ads. He just slashed the FDA office that regulates them (Endpoints, Brennan & Gelman)
Talking DTC: What Does the New Administration Mean for DTC Marketing? (DCT Perspectives webinar, Jim Potter & Jay Carter)
Prepared, not panicked: Leaders await RFK Jr.’s potential TV pharma ad ban (MM+M, O’Brien)
Trump and RFK promised to ban D2C pharma advertising. Pharma is ready for a fight (pharmaphorum, Comstock)
A look at the tax benefits for pharma ads (Politico, Gardner & Lim)
Will pharma’s loyalty to linear TV begin to fade in 2025? (MM+M, Iskowitz)
RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done (WIRED, Mullin)
Can Trump 2.0 administration cancel pharma marketers’ $5 billion TV ad spending? (M&P, Bilek)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy (NYTimes, Robbins)
Will Trump try to outlaw TV drug ads? (MM+M podcast, Bushak)
RFK Jr.’s step-by-step blueprint to question the safety of vaccines (STAT, Zhang & Owermohle)
RFK Jr. & Elon Musk want to ban pharma ads. They wouldn’t be the first to try (Endpoints, Gelman)
Carr Raises Prospect of Pharma Ad Ban, Would Face 1st Amendment Challenges (Comms Daily, Tayloe)
RFK Jr.’s plan for pharma ads would run straight into the First Amendment (MSNBC, Levison)
RFK Jr.’s push to BAN direct-to-consumer pharma ads sparks industry anxiety and legal debate (NEWSTARGET, Hughes)
Healthcare Marketing
Private equity and the evolution of medical marketing (Med Ad News, Jay Carter)
Healthcare Agency Roundtable 2024: Moving into 2025 (Med Ad News, Jeff Berg, Eric Densmore, Jay Carter, Mike Myers, Angula Tenuta)
Health Data Privacy
Recap of new state health data privacy laws (Med Ad News, Potter)
Regulatory
FTC revised Health Breach Notification Rule now in effect (Med Ad News, Potter)
FDA’s final rule impact on direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads (Med Ad News, Potter)
Healthcare Marketing Legislation
Health care in December’s lame duck Congress (Med Ad News, Potter)
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