MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A growing number of Democrats are voicing concerns about President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act ahead of election season, Healthwatch reported.
Criticisms came from both houses of Congress, including Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) who wondered whether the measures came too fast and too soon.
"I think we would all have been better off – President Obama politically, Democrats in Congress politically, and the nation would have been better off – if we had dealt first with the financial system and the other related economic issues and then come back to health care," Miller told Healthwatch.
Senate hopeful Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren (Mass.-D) in an exclusive editorial for MassDevice.com this week spoke out against the 2.3% medical device tax, a provision of the bill intended to help raise funds for health care.
Warren Buffett reveals early stage prostate cancer
Iconic Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) chairman & CEO Warren Buffett revealed this week that we was diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer.
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG), which has a corner on the minimally invasive robot-assisted prostatectomy market, was heard quoting Buffett in the company’s investor-pleasing Q1 earnings report.
Baxter up for $80 million in incentives from Georgia
Baxter (NYSE:BAX) could glean as much as $80 million in state incentives for a manufacturing center planned just south of Atlanta, Ga., ChicagoBusiness.com reported.
MIT engineers develop knee implant coating to prevent premature failure
A team of MIT chemical engineers developed a nanofilm coating for knee devices that may help the implants better adhere to patients’ bones and reduce loosening that may results in premature failure, according to a press release.
NextDocs Corp. develops clinical study social media tool
Pennsylvania-based NextDocs Corp. is working on a social media tool to help connect physicians with patients for clinical trials, MedCity News reported.