From time to time CAPG solicits or is offered cash sponsorship contributions from health plans, drug companies and others who either wish to support CAPG’s activities or who wish to be perceived by CAPG’s members as friends of CAPG or its member groups. CAPG recognizes that the acceptance of such sponsorship contributions can create either actual or apparent conflicts of interest in the event that CAPG’s position on a particular issue were to diverge from the position of a sponsor. It is the policy of CAPG that such contributions can nevertheless be accepted as long as the sponsors understand that no quid pro quo will be given for such contributions. Sponsors therefore make contributions solely to support CAPG’s activities and not to attempt to influence CAPG in any way.

Each CAPG sponsor shall consequently be advised as follows:

“Sponsorship contributions to CAPG shall not entitle a sponsor to direct or influence CAPG policy or activities, and CAPG shall take any position or action it deems advisable and in the interests of its members on any issue before it, including positions adverse to the position taken by one or more sponsors. Further, CAPG may accept sponsorship contributions from sponsors with different positions on the same issues."

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