Ahead of the 2022 MedTech Conference in Boston, which will be held in person for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker and AdvaMed Chair and Abiomed CEO Michael Minogue offered a preview of the trade group’s legislative priorities during a press conference.
Bipartisan Support For AdvaMed’s Legislative Priorities, Whitaker Says
AdvaMed’s Scott Whitaker and Michael Minogue outlined the trade group’s legislative goals for the rest of the year, chief among them regulatory oversight for lab-developed tests.
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