As with most medtech advances these days, a running theme among top surgical startups is value. Innovators presented their surgical platform products in various stages of development at this year’s AdvaMed MedTech Conference as part of the Medtech Innovator Program, offering a view of the future of ORs across the world. As mentioned, there are some running […]
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Should the medical device industry pay user fees to CMS?
Achieving reimbursement from payers has become a major challenge for medical device companies. Could the solution lie in having them pay user fees to CMS – the way they do to FDA? That was the question floated by Nadim Yared, president of CVRx and the current chairman of AdvaMed, during this week’s Medtech Conference powered by […]
FDA head Gottlieb says hurricane damage in Puerto Rico “bad, if not worse” than predicted
The impact of Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico, including its substantial medical device manufacturing hub, is “just as bad, if not worse, than predicted,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in a statement released yesterday. Many companies are rushing to assess damages to their facilities after the storm, with industry groups like […]
AdvaMed CEO Whitaker optimistic for device tax repeal this year
The 2.3% medical device tax imposed as part of the Affordable Care Act has a good chance of being repealed this year, according to an optimistic AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker. In a press conference at AdvaMed’s Medtech conference in San Jose today, Whitaker was positive about the chances of the tax being repealed, and laid […]
EY, Evaluate are upbeat about the medical device industry: Here’s why
The medical device industry is growing at a healthy and steady pace, according to new reports that EY and Evaluate released today during AdvaMed’s annual Medtech Conference. “The results of this year’s report is a direct contrast to last year and tells a positive story about the future of the medtech industry,” said EY partner […]
AdvaMed rebrands annual event as ‘The MedTech Conference’
AdvaMed, the largest Washington lobby for the medical device industry, said today that it’s renaming it annual conference as “The MedTech Conference.” “Our new name reinforces our annual conference’s role as the global summit for medical technology industry leaders,” president & CEO Scott Whitaker said in prepared remarks. “The MedTech Conference will still be powered by AdvaMed, […]
