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Patients and caregivers often receive payment to help manage clinical trial- related hardships. But for Americans on public assistance, reportable income may threaten to disqualify them for programs such as SNAP and Medicaid. Many communities that aren’t represented in the drug development process are kept out of clinical research by an unintentional dynamic caused by our tax rules. Choosing to participate could be the same as giving up access to benefits they rely on. Mural Health is calling on Congress to add a gross income exclusion for all payments made to clinical trial participants. The exclusion would also remove reporting requirements that prevent the ~90 million Americans (~27% of the population) enrolled in a public assistance program from participating in clinical research. Learn how you can support our efforts and make a change here: https://ow.ly/LV0C50Q5BsI #ClinicalTrials #PublicAssistance #MuralHealth

?? Don’t miss Mural Health’s CEO & Founder, Samuel Whitaker, next week at #DPHARM2024! Sam's track, "Cutting Costly Compensation: How to Create a Net Neutral Financial Experience for Trial Participants," will be a brief but impactful talk that touches on: ?? The lack of an existing framework in our industry to create a financially net-neutral experience for participants ???How defraying patient costs of trial participation can significantly increase recruitment, retainment and diversity ?? Mural Health's innovative solutions, from product development and market education to our pending legislation designed to address participant costs Hope to see you there ?? And if you're interested in booking a meeting with our team, we'd love to meet! Book a time with us here: https://hubs.ly/Q02PSp_H0 #DPHARM #ClinicalTrials #PatientExperience #Innovation

DPHARM attendees! Strike your best pose and become part of the bigger picture at next week's event! The Mural Health team is offering complimentary headshots at DPHARM in Philadelphia on September 17 & 18, captured by the photographer behind The Portrait Project by Mural Health. Don’t miss the chance to add your portrait to a digital mural we're building of passionate industry leaders and clinical trial participants, to help illustrate the heart of what we do. Book your free headshot here: https://hubs.ly/Q02PKDHX0 #ClinicalTrials #DPHARM2024 #Patients

See you at DPharm next week! Please schedule below or ping me directly if you’d like to find time to learn more on how Mural enables patients to have a seemless trial experience (financially and logistically).

Will we see you at Mobile in Clinical Trials and DPHARM next week? Let’s connect! ?? Book a meeting with our team for: Mobile in Clinical Trials (Booth 10): https://lnkd.in/ePixxV6t DPHARM (Booth 99): https://lnkd.in/eUwg94ht ?? Grab a complimentary headshot by the photographer of The Portrait Project at DPHARM's Booth 75! Book your 5-minute slot here: https://lnkd.in/egs6GpxT ?? Don’t miss our founder, Samuel Whitaker, give a brief talk at DPHARM on Sept 17 at 12:25 PM, titled, "Cutting Costly Compensation: How to Create a Net Neutral Financial Experience for Trial Participants." ?? See you there! #DPHARM #MobileInClinicalTrials #ClinicalTrials #Networking #Innovation The Conference Forum

Our bill is gaining momentum! Thank you to The STARR Coalition for supporting The Harley Jacobsen Act (H.R. 7418), Mural Health's proposed legislation to exclude ALL payments in ALL clinical trials for ALL participants from being treated as taxable income. Learn more about our bill here: https://lnkd.in/eaMy25TA Sign the petition from The STARR Coalition here: https://lnkd.in/esmX4WHG #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #patients #caregivers

Prepaid debit cards are taking money from the pockets of clinical trial participants. Were you aware? Lately, we’ve been hearing participant payment vendors talk about the importance of financial neutrality for clinical trial participation. But through their card fees, these vendors are actually preventing it. Card fees, such as inactivity fees ($3-$6.95 per month after 90 days of inactivity), card replacement fees (up to $7 for physical cards), ATM inquiry fees ($0.25-$1.5 per inquiry), and others, take money directly from the stipends and reimbursements sponsors provide to participants. This is why Mural Health offers various payment methods, including the first prepaid card in the clinical research industry with NO FEES! To learn more, download our eBook on the hidden fees of prepaid debit cards: https://lnkd.in/ecsYftXD #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalResearch #Reimbursements #Patients

"I was dismissed by doctors for a good two years. It all started when I was 43 and experiencing frequent sinus infections. New symptoms kept appearing, including a very dry eye. I had been a contact lens wearer for 30 years and?suddenly I couldn’t wear them anymore. I felt exhausted and had a gut feeling that something was very wrong. I went to a few doctors and they blamed hormones and allergies. I had an enlarged lymph node in my neck, and for that, they blamed sinus infections. As to the lump I felt in my abdomen, they said it was likely a hernia. Part of me really wanted to believe they were right and that nothing was wrong. But I just knew the doctors were wrong. I eventually took my husband to some of my appointments; he was shocked at the way the doctors treated me." Read more from Laurie Adami & The Portrait Project here: https://lnkd.in/eZnscrUr #ClinicalTrials #PatientStories #Caregivers

We’re sending out our August Email Newsletter this week...subscribe here so you don't miss it! https://lnkd.in/eEVNuZXu Here are topics you can expect to see this month: - the latest endorsements for the Harley Jacobsen Act (H.R. 7418), including a petition launched by The STARR Coalition to support this effort - the hidden fees of prepaid debit cards for participant payments in clinical research (and how they harm the patient and caregiver experience) - events and conferences we're attending in the coming weeks (let's connect!) - thoughts from our founder, Sam, on whether it’s fair to use benchmarking databases to determine fair market value (FMV) in clinical trials - a new story from The Portrait Project #newsletter #clinicaltrials

Have you subscribed to our Monthly Newsletter yet? There’s still time to join before our August edition goes out next week! Subscribe here:?https://lnkd.in/eEVNuZXu In our newsletter, you’ll find the latest stories from The Portrait Project, updates on our effort to remove taxation on clinical trial participant payments through the Harley Jacobsen Act (H.R. 7418), industry news and events, product innovation, and thought-provoking questions from our founder and CEO, Samuel Whitaker. We’re excited to continue curating content that matters to our community and our industry, and spotlight the issues we’re invested in that we know will move the needle for participants in #clinicalresearch. Thank you to everyone who has already subscribed—we’re so glad to have you here ?? #newsletter #clinicaltrials