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Regulatory
Congress likely to punt on drug prices, surprise billing as year-end deadline nears
by Robert King | Dec 16, 2019 Major healthcare priorities on drug pricing and ending surprise medical billing appear likely to be punted…
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Hospitals
Lawmakers introduce bill to fund more medical residency slots to combat physician shortage, opioid crisis
by Heather Landi | Nov 21, 2019 Senate and House lawmakers introduced a bill that would fund 1,000 additional medical residency positions in the next…
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Hospitals
Lawmakers hoping to overhaul privacy rules for substance-use disorders
August 14, 2019 / SUSANNAH LUTHI Lawmakers are hoping Congress can pass a proposed overhaul of addiction-related privacy laws now that the…
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Financial
Doctors argue plans to remedy surprise medical bills will ‘shred’ the safety net
by Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News | Aug 7, 2019 Chances are, you or someone you know has gotten a surprise medical bill. One…
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Hospitals
Medtronic executive presses Congress to changes in FDA plant inspections
By Jim Spencer Star Tribune – May 2, 2017 WASHINGTON – A high-ranking Medtronic official appeared on Capitol Hill on…
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Recon
New SonicOne® O.R. Data Being Presented at WUWHS 2016 Congress: Shows Effectiveness in Removing Biofilm
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSON), an international ultrasonic surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic…
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Spine
Zimmer Biomet to Feature Clinical Data on the Aspen® MIS Fusion System and the Timberline® Systems during the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting
Broomfield, CO – September 26, 2016 – Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc. today announced positive topline data on the Aspen MIS Fusion…
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Hospitals
Experts protest moves in Congress to link med research funding to easier FDA device, drug approvals: WSJ
May 12, 2016 | By Joseph Keenan Some public health experts are crying foul over moves in Congress to…
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Financial
House set to repeal Obamacare tax on medical devices
By Tom Howell Jr. The GOP-led House is set to repeal Obamacare’s medical device tax this week, forcing Democrats either to…
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Financial
AdvaMed Commends House Progress on Repeal of Medical Device Tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement on…
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Hospitals
UNITED SPINAL URGES CONGRESS TO HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES TO ENSURE FDA PRIORITIZES SAFETY
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — United Spinal Association, a national organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of all people living…
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Uncategorized
Congress moves to punish Medtronic and other ‘corporate deserters’
August 5, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Democrats in the Senate and House push a measure to withhold federal contracts from companies that…
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Financial
Klobuchar, Hatch: Not So Fast On Device Tax Repeal
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), leaders of the anti-medical device tax campaign in the upper chamber, aren’t…
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Orthopaedic Surgeons, Patients, and Researchers Head to Hill to Personalize the Critical Need for Research Funding
Nearly 100 Million Americans a Year Identify Bone and Joint Disorders as Their Number One Health Concern Washington, DC …
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Congress Delays Medicare Physician Pay Cut to June 1
The Senate today voted 59 to 38 to delay a 21.2 percent Medicare physician pay cut from April 1 to…
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