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U.S. Medical Device Industry In Critical Condition
Medical devices are something of an orphan sister to the glamour of drugs, but they include some of the genuine…
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Smith & Nephew CEO says Memphis media reports on layoffs cause were ‘just wrong’
Smith & Nephew CEO says Memphis media reports on layoffs cause were ‘just wrong’ (Memphis Business Journal) While confirming the company…
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Senators push to repeal U.S. medical device tax; success unlikely
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 7, 2013 7:01pm EST (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on…
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Consumers lose in latest FDA user fee bill; COI restraints disappear
May 15, 2012 by MassDevice By Merrill Goozner Over the angry protests of consumer groups, Congress is moving rapidly – and in bipartisan fashion…
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Hospitals
Sunshine Act data collection delayed to January 2013, says USA’s CMS
In a web site posting last week, The US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CSM) announced that manufacturers will…
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Hospitals
Senate panel adds safety measures to FDA user fee act
April 25, 2012 by Brad Perriello The U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee passes the “Food & Drug Administration Safety…
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Hospitals
When health care is promoted as “free”
Health expenditures in the United States neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, over ten times the $256 billion spent in 1980. The…
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Hospitals
Mass. Sen. hopeful Elizabeth Warren on the device tax, the FDA and a climate for innovation
In an exclusive MassDevice.com editorial, Massachusetts Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D) calls for a more transparent FDA, the repeal of…
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Democratic “buyers’ remorse” for health care law? | MassDevice.com On Call
A growing number of Democratic legislators are raising concerns about President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform ahead of election…
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When the government puts prices on patients’ heads
Recently, another predictable Trojan-horse provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act appeared that promises to pit doctor versus patient by…
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GOP Sens. Burr and Coburn team up for PATIENTS’ FDA Act
Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) team up again in calling for reforms to the FDA’s authority, transparency…
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Physician Payment Sunshine: Kohl and Grassley Urge CMS to Complete Regulations by June
As numerous healthcare stakeholders wait for the Supreme Court to determine whether the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act…
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Hospitals
The five tax hikes in Obamacare that most hurt seniors
The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers. Many of these tax increases…
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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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Hospitals
Zimmer axes jobs to cut costs ahead of med-tech tax
Zimmer plans cuts and outsourcing at its Warsaw, Ind., headquarters partially to offset the impending burden of a 2.3% medical…
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