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21st Century Cures Implementation: Device Provision Updates

 
• By David Filmore and Elizabeth Orr

Dozens of reforms impacting the medtech sector were signed into law Dec. 13, 2016, in the 21st Century Cures Act. Here's a breakdown of where things stand in the implementation of key provisions.

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The 21st Century Cures Act, signed by President Obama on Dec. 13, 2016, included an array of reforms intended to streamline US FDA processes for medical devices, as well as a few incremental Medicare reforms and increased funding for precision medicine, cancer research and other activities.

It's now up to the Trump administration to implement the package. Here's where things stand as of June 19 on...

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