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Regulatory
Legislation to grant 4-year coverage of breakthrough medical devices passes Ways and Means, with a heavy discount
By Emma Beavins July 2, 2024 – The House Ways and Means Committee advanced bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would grant Medicare…
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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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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
Trump’s HHS Nominee Introduced Legislation to Help Company Soon After Investing in It: House Records
JANUARY 16, 2017, BY CNN WIRE Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before…
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Hospitals
Legislation Streamlines FDA Approval Process for Medical Device Industry
BY MAURY THOMPSON, THE POST-STAR, GLENS FALLS, N.Y. / DECEMBER 28, 2016 (TNS) — The federal Food and Drug Administration…
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Hospitals
U.S. HOUSE SET TO PASS SWEEPING ANTI-OPIOID LEGISLATION
BY JESSICA FIRGER ON 5/13/16 House leaders on Friday are expected to vote to consolidate 18 pieces of legislation—all…
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Spine
Rubio picks September for spinal cord injury awareness
WASHINGTON — These bills were introduced or co-sponsored by U.S. House members from Florida. • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., introduced legislation…
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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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Legislation circulating in the Mass. House of Representatives would kill the 2008 gift ban governing industry relationships with physicians.
An omnibus economic development bill wending its way through the Mass. House of Representatives would put paid to the Bay…
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