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18
Feb
Vera Cooley, MRA Member, Testifies Against Washington H.B. 1440
Howard Fienberg
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18 Feb, 2013
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Washington
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independent contractors
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incentives
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Government Affairs
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Independent marketing research professional Vera Cooley testified yesterday in defense of respondent incentives at a state legislative committee hearing.
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14
Feb
Respondent Incentives Would Be Extremely Difficult to Offer in Washington State Under H.B. 1440
Howard Fienberg
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14 Feb, 2013
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washington
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independent contractors
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incentives
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Government Affairs
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Legislation in the Washington State House could cripple survey, opinion and marketing research involving respondent incentives by creating the presumption that anyone receiving remuneration for services is an employee.
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27
Jun
Coalition of Researchers and Data Users Urge White House Support for Survey Incentives
Howard Fienberg
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27 Jun, 2012
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incentives
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Government Affairs
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A coalition of research associations and professional societies today called upon the Obama Administration to defend the use of respondent incentives in federal surveys.
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10
Jun
Legislation Introduced to Protect Marketing Research Companies from Unfair Labor Department Actions
Howard Fienberg
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10 Jun, 2012
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incentives
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independent contractors
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Government Affairs
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Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-03) has introduced the Research Fairness Act (H.R. 5915) in the U.S. Congress to prevent marketing research participants from being treated as employees of research companies.
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28
Aug
Pharma MR wins in Maine and DC but loses in Vermont
Howard Fienberg
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28 Aug, 2011
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Vermont
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DC
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sunshine
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pharmaceutical
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incentives
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Government Affairs
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Recent wins for pharmaceutical marketing research in Maine and DC leave only West Virginia and Vermont as the jurisdictions currently restricting or prohibiting research with physicians and healthcare professionals.
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20
Apr
MRA testifies on Vermont S. 104 seeking to legalize research with physicians
Howard Fienberg
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20 Apr, 2011
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Vermont
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sunshine
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pharmaceutical
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incentives
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Government Affairs
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MRA testified this morning on legislation in the Vermont legislature, S. 104, which would legalize research with physicians.
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03
Mar
Bill in Maryland Amended to Exempt Pharma MR Incentives for Doctors - H.B. 818
Howard Fienberg
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03 Mar, 2011
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incentives
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sunshine
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maryland
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Government Affairs
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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.
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22
Mar
New U.S. Health Care Law Contains Huge Victory for Marketing Research
Howard Fienberg
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22 Mar, 2010
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sunshine
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incentives
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pharmaceutical
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Government Affairs
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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.
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02
Feb
Minnesota Clears the Way for Survey Research with Physician Respondents
Howard Fienberg
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02 Feb, 2010
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incentives
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sunshine
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minnesota
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Government Affairs
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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.
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24
Jan
Research Profession Testifies Before Joint House & Senate Committee Hearing in Minnesota
Howard Fienberg
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24 Jan, 2010
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minnesota
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sunshine
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incentives
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pharmaceutical
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Government Affairs
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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.
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