If President Donald Trump appoints, and the Senate approves, a new conservative justice for the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Affordable Care Act coverage could disappear. Two legal experts weigh in on this and other legal issues that could touch the medical device industry.
The passing of liberal US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 18 September jeopardizes Affordable Care Act coverage of medtech used to treat existing conditions including heart disease, cancer and diabetes, if the court rules to strike the entire ACA down in an upcoming case on its docket.
Washington, DC, lawyer Kyle Sampson says Ginsburg “was a true, liberal icon,” and appointment of a new conservative female justice...
Two recent recalls from the US FDA involve three deaths linked to an issue with an Abiomed heart pump — as well as three serious injuries related to angiographic catheters from Cook Medical.
Dexcom’s CEO Kevin Sayer discusses this fall’s planned launch of the 15-day G7 CGM, downplays Abbott’s dual-sensor while focusing on development of multi-analyte G8, making OTC Stelo app more “consumerish” for Europeans, and more.
The rate at which new documents to support the implementation of EU medtech regulations are issued has slowed of late; but June bucked the trend, with a flurry of activity.
