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 […]
Read moreFrom Washington Legal Foundation: On June 21, 2007, U.S. Representative Pete Stark introduced a bill titled the “Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007.” H.R. 2823 (110th Cong., 1st Sess.). If enacted, the bill would deny a tax deduction for any expenses associated with a direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) advertisement for a new prescription drug for […]
Read moreYou can visit to download podcasts on healthcare issues by John Kamp, the Coalition”s Executive Director. persuasive essay writing The 1st is on the defeated but still looming ad tax bill. The 2nd is an overview and analysis of the “New FDA.” Med Ad News plans to present 3 more podcasts in this series.bayer cipro […]
Read moreAs 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.
Read moreToday, 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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Read moreFrom DTC Perspectives: expository essay Representatives John Fleming and Frank Pallone set Erin Burnett of CNBC straight on the value of DTC and why removing its tax deductibility is not a good idea. View the article on their website
Read moreWashington lobbyists working with the Advertising Coalition breathed a bit easier Friday when learning that the Ad Tax Provision was not likely to be in the House revenue options for funding healthcare reform. But watch the news carefully.
Read moreThe Advertising Coalition and the AAAA D.C. office report that elimination of the tax deduction for marketing costs for drug and related businesses is still among the revenue options to pay for healthcare reform (HCR).
Read moreThe American Association of Advertising Agencies, along with other members of The Advertising Coalition, are aggressively opposing all efforts to restrict the deductibility of prescription drug advertisements. The deductibility proposal, which has been discussed in Congress and at The White House, is an area of a new revenue package being considered as part of a […]
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