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Rawson: Biden Health Policy Priorities Include COVID, ARPA-H, Moonshot

Rawson: Biden Health Policy Priorities Include COVID, ARPA-H, Moonshot

Feb. 21, 2022 – During President Joe Biden’s first year in office, his administration’s health policy team has faltered, made missteps and miscalculations on COVID-19 decisions and communication, and took more than a year to secure a permanent Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (Robert Califf, M.D., was confirmed to take the helm on Feb. 15). […]

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Regulatory/FDA

Califf Confirmation in Jeopardy?

Califf Confirmation in Jeopardy?

Feb. 7, 2022 – Although the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to return as FDA Commissioner was advanced by the Senate House, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee just weeks ago and it appeared Califf was poised to be confirmed by the full Senate, new opposition to his nomination reportedly has switched at least some […]

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Myers: FDA Priorities Persist Amid Challenges

Myers: FDA Priorities Persist Amid Challenges

Jan. 24, 2022 – With the COVID-19 pandemic heading into year three, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces ongoing challenges but continues to work on four primary agency priorities, according to Nancy Bradish Myers, president of Catalyst Healthcare Consulting, who spoke at a Jan. 21 Coalition for Healthcare Communication webinar, “A New Start for […]

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Washington Focus

Califf Answers Tough Questions, Sets Top Priorities During Senate HELP Hearing

Califf Answers Tough Questions, Sets Top Priorities During Senate HELP Hearing

Dec. 20, 2021 — Dr. Robert Califf, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the FDA Commissioner position, spent roughly two hours answering questions volleyed his way during last week’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s hearing on his nomination. Califf’s answers, peppered with details, facts and figures, references to senators’ home-state concerns, anecdotes about […]

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Washington Focus

Califf Nominated as FDA Commissioner, Confirmation Fight Ahead, CHC’s Bigelow Says

Califf Nominated as FDA Commissioner, Confirmation Fight Ahead, CHC’s Bigelow Says

Nov. 15, 2021 – Many in the healthcare space are breathing a sigh of relief that President Joe Biden finally announced his nominee to be the new FDA Commissioner on Nov. 12: former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. Although Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive Director Jon Bigelow believes Califf will win Senate confirmation  for a […]

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Washington Focus

Pressure Mounting for FDA Commissioner Among Reports that Califf Will Be Biden’s Choice

Pressure Mounting for FDA Commissioner Among Reports that Califf Will Be Biden’s Choice

Oct. 21, 2021—Nine months into President Joe Biden’s administration, he has still not nominated a candidate to take the helm at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other pressing healthcare issues, the pressure is rising for a permanent FDA commissioner, but many of the frequently-named frontrunners for the position appear […]

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FDA at Turning Point: Kate Rawson Explains

FDA at Turning Point: Kate Rawson Explains

June 11, 2021 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “is really central, not only to product approvals, but to what [medical product companies] can say in terms of marketing,” according to Prevision Policy Senior Editor Kate Rawson. Rawson, who spoke June 4 at a Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) webinar, “What’s Ahead for the […]

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6/4/21 Webinar: FDA Update: New leadership, initiatives and challenges

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Friday, June 4, 2021, 12-1 pm ET What happens at the FDA is central to all health marketing and communications, controlling the flow of new drug approvals and regulating what manufacturers may say about their products. The agency has been through unprecedented challenges over the past two years. Now, with a new president and new (more…)

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Woodcock to Take Helm While Biden Considers FDA Commissioner Choice

Woodcock to Take Helm While Biden Considers FDA Commissioner Choice

Jan. 18, 2021 – Under the Biden administration, longtime Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) director and FDA veteran Janet Woodcock, M.D., has been tapped to serve as the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after current FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., stepped down on Jan. 20. Media reports suggest that […]

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