Five Principles for the Future of Healthcare
Here are the principles I believe we should use to shape our healthcare system: 1. Empower patients. Patients should be the masters of their fates. To help them, we must coordinate the messages they...
View ArticleNew Analysis: Trumpcare May Cut Ortho Volumes 1.2%
A new analysis by one of Wall Street’s top medical device research groups has concluded that the May 4 passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), if ultimately signed into law by President Trump,...
View ArticleTrump And Healthcare: Medical Technology Companies’ Hiring Trends As GOP...
As medical technology companies have pressed to permanently repeal Obamacare’s medical device tax, proponents of repeal have argued that getting rid of the tax will prompt job growth. Here is a...
View ArticleHow Many Jobs Does ObamaCare Kill?
(Wall Street Journal) – Democrats loudly complain that people will lose health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. They never mention those who lose jobs because the ACA remains. The ACA...
View ArticleWill Trump Listen to AdvaMed’s 11th Hour Tax Plea?
AdvaMed is making a last-ditch effort this week to stop Uncle Sam from pulling the trigger on the impending medical device excise tax in January. Scott Whitaker, the organization’s president and CEO,...
View ArticleDing Dong the Device Tax Is (Almost) Dead, Again
The House voted to permanently repeal the 2.3% medical device tax, which has been delayed twice but has not yet been successfully repealed. The House of Representatives took a big step Tuesday toward...
View ArticleAs Congress Zeroes In On Health Costs, Medical Device Makers Ready Their Story
As Congress brings drug makers, PBMs and others in the healthcare industry in for hearings on the rising cost of medical care, the medical device industry says its armed and ready to go, a top...
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