Federal investigators seek tighter regulation of drug advertising
Washington, D.C. - Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs is growing and is boosting spending on pharmaceuticals, so the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to pick up the pace to remove false or misleading commercials from the air. Those are the main conclusions of a landmark report on DTC advertising from Congress' General Accounting Office ("FDA Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Has Limitations," available at www.gao.gov).
Today, the clade 2b outbreak has reached alarming proportions, with over 94,000 confirmed cases reported across 117 countries, including significant numbers in the U.S. and Brazil, and up to 103 deaths. The virus has been found to affect younger men who have sex with men, who are linked to high rates of HIV co-infection.
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In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers.
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with editorial advisory board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of CareOregon, to discuss a number of topics, one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians.
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