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.
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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.
Medtronic hires ex-Senators to lobby for Covidien deal
Doc groups ask Medicare to keep pay data under wraps a little longer
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.
Edwards CEO talks innovation and regulation on Capitol Hill
Tenn. medtech makers form device industry council | 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.
Medtech lobby AdvaMed 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.
Going global: New AdvaMed chairman Almeida’s focus on medtech harmony around the world
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.
Covidien chief Almeida to chair AdvaMed’s board
Tenn. Sen. Alexander decries the medtech tax | 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.
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.