Unlikely Foe Gets AbbVie To Alter Humira Marketing Practices In California
Executive Summary
Under $24m settlement with the California Department of Insurance, AbbVie’s nurse ‘ambassadors’ cannot participate in conversations between patients and insurance companies and must disclose that they are paid by the company.
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