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Medtech’s $33m lobbying spend last year hits 16-year high

March 9, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Medtech's $33m lobbying spend is an all-time high

The medical device industry’s lobbying spend hit its highest point since 1998 last year, nearing $33 million, as the industry stepped up its campaign to repeal the medical device tax enacted as part of Obamacare.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: AdvaMed, Alere, Baxter, Cook Medical, Edwards Lifesciences, Elekta, Lobbying, Smith & Nephew

AdvaMed, PhRMA, BIO protest Sunshine law

September 23, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

AdvaMed, PhRMA, BIO protest Sunshine law

Medicare’s Sunshine Act database is slated to go public later this month with a year’s worth of data on industry relationships with physicians, but an alliance of life sciences groups is calling for some sunshine of its own.

Filed Under: Medicare, News Well Tagged With: Biotech Industry Organization (BIO), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Lobbying, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Physician Payment Sunshine Act, Sunshine Laws

Medtronic hires ex-Senators to lobby for Covidien deal

August 11, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Medtronic hires former Senators to lobby on Covidien deal

Medtech titan Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has a few heavy-hitters in its corner during its fight against anti-corporate inversion measures on Capitol Hill.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Covidien, Lobbying, Medtronic buys Covidien, Minnesota, U.S. Congress

Doc groups ask Medicare to keep pay data under wraps a little longer

August 7, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Docs beg Medicare to delay Sunshine Act rules

A massive alliance of medical societies urged Medicare regulators this week to keep physician pay data from the public for an extra 6 months, time that doctors can use to peruse their profiles for inaccuracies about their financial relationships with medical device and drug companies.

The proposal would keep physician financial data under wraps until March 31, 2015, rather than Sept. 30, 2014, as planned.

Filed Under: Medicare, News Well Tagged With: American Medical Assn., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Lobbying, Physician Payment Sunshine Act, Sunshine Laws

Edwards CEO talks innovation and regulation on Capitol Hill

July 30, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Edwards CEO talks innovation and regulation on Capitol Hill

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: 510(k) reforms, Edwards Lifesciences, Lobbying, Regulatory, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives

Tenn. medtech makers form device industry council | MassDevice.com On Call

July 23, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A group of 17 medical device makers met in a forum in Tennessee this month and pledged their support to forming the Greater Memphis Medical Device Council, a non-profit group focused on medtech industry issues.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Greater Memphis Medical Device Council, Lobbying, On Call

Medtech lobby AdvaMed opens doors in China

June 3, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Medtech lobby opens doors in China

Medical technology lobbying group AdvaMed announced this week that it won approval from Chinese authorities to open an office in Shanghai, an important emerging market for many of AdvaMed’s largest member companies.

Filed Under: Emerging Markets, News Well Tagged With: AdvaMed, Lobbying

Going global: New AdvaMed chairman Almeida’s focus on medtech harmony around the world

April 2, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Harmony and ethics: New AdvaMed chairman Almeida's commitment to medtech

Incoming AdvaMed chairman Jose Almeida has an international outlook, planning to focus his 2-year leadership tenure on several goals that aim to reconcile initiatives in the U.S. with efforts overseas.

Filed Under: News Well, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: AdvaMed, Covidien, Lobbying, Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

Covidien chief Almeida to chair AdvaMed’s board

March 26, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Covidien chief Almeida joins AdvaMed's board

Medtech lobbying group AdvaMed appointed a new board chairman, tapping Covidien (NYSE:COV) chairman, president & CEO José Almeida for the role.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: AdvaMed, Covidien, Lobbying, Personnel Moves

Tenn. Sen. Alexander decries the medtech tax | MassDevice.com On Call

March 21, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is ramping up his opposition to the medical device tax, spending some time with his medtech stakeholders to renew his call to repeal the tax.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Lobbying, On Call, U.S. Senate

LifeScience Alley looks within as president & CEO Wahlstrom announces retirement

March 19, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

LifeScience Alley looks within as president & CEO Wahlstrom announces retirement

LifeScience Alley president & CEO Dale Wahlstrom is stepping down from his post after 10 years, making way for organization insider Shaye Mandle.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Lobbying, Medical Alley, Minnesota, Personnel Moves

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