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Increase Access To MedTech: AdvaMed’s Priorities For The 118th Congress

 
• By Hannah Daniel

AdvaMed’s Medical Innovation Agenda for the 118th Congress emphasizes increased access to medical devices, from reimbursement for breakthrough devices to boosting America’s start-ups to closing the care disparities for underserved communities.  

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Expanding access to innovative medical devices is the top priority among AdvaMed’s recommendations for the 118th Congress.

The medical device trade group outlined nine priorities that will have “immediate and long-term impact on patient care,” said President...

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