Bill in Maryland Amended to Exempt Pharma MR Incentives for Doctors - H.B. 818 Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/3/2011 5:24:00 PM MRA convinced a state legislator to exempt respondent incentives for marketing research from his legislation, which would have banned most payments from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to health care professionals. Read More
FDA Responds to MRA on Confidentiality of Respondent Data in Marketing Research Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 8/26/2010 5:17:00 PM The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has responded to MRA on our concerns regarding the confidentiality of marketing research data. Read More
MRA Supports Research Industry Self-Regulation Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/14/2010 5:28:00 PM Congress approved sweeping financial system reforms today, eschewing a provision that could have threatened the entire research profession by vastly expanding regulatory control of the industry. Read More
New Law Legalizes Exit Polling at Minnesota Voting Places Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/31/2010 10:27:00 AM The Governor of Minnesota today signed a bill into law that legalizes exit polling at Minnesota voting places. The Marketing Research Association (MRA) had previously testified in support of the law in the state legislature. Read More
New U.S. Health Care Law Contains Huge Victory for Marketing Research Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/22/2010 8:56:00 AM The new U.S. healthcare law signed by President Obama today includes the Physician Payments Sunshine Act – and an important win for the survey and opinion research profession. Thanks to lobbying by the Marketing Research Association (MRA) and targeted outreach by MRA grassroots volunteers, the Sunshine Act excludes incentive payments for doctors who participate in marketing research projects. Read More
MRA Volunteer Testifies in Defense of Exit Polling at Committee Hearing Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/3/2010 10:32:00 AM A volunteer leader of the Marketing Research Association (MRA) testified this morning at a Minnesota committee hearing in defense of exit polling. Gayle Belkengren, President of the MRA Minnesota/Upper Midwest Chapter, spoke in the Minnesota State House in support of legalizing exit pollsters’ access to voting places. Read More
MRA Endorses Legislation in Support of Exit Polling Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/16/2010 10:30:00 AM The Marketing Research Association (MRA) endorsed legislation today in the state of Minnesota that would make it legal for researchers to do exit polling near a voting place. The bill, S.F. 2388, is being considered today in a hearing of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight. Read More
Minnesota Clears the Way for Survey Research with Physician Respondents Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/2/2010 5:21:00 PM The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy has revised the language of an important Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) to ensure that payments to Minnesota health care practitioners for participation in bona fide market research are NOT prohibited or restricted. Read More
Research Profession Testifies Before Joint House & Senate Committee Hearing in Minnesota Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 1/24/2010 5:15:00 PM The U.S. survey and research profession testified today before a joint hearing in the Minnesota House and Senate. The Marketing Research Association’s (MRA) Director of Government Affairs, Howard Fienberg, PLC, defended the use of physician incentives in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing. Read More
Hong Kong Restrictions on E-mail and Telephone Contact for Research Author Government Affairs 11/13/2009 4:22:00 PM My client wants a study of Hong Kong residents. Can I e-mail potential participants? Read More