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Obama Veto Threat Looms Over Medical Device Tax Battle
With medical industry trade groups and many House and Senate members lined up on one side determined to repeal the medical device tax, the other side may have the final ace: a veto threat by President...
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Which 2015 Republican Presidential Candidate is Best for Medtech?
So many Republicans are running for president that it can be hard to keep track of who they all are, let alone decide which one you’d like to support in their bid for the White House. To help you make...
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Outlook for 2016: Election uncertainty clouds business climate
Healthcare stakeholders should brace for a year of business uncertainty in 2016—an election year where the Senate and White House are up for grabs with Democrats and Republicans offering competing...
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Trump upset will force healthcare leaders to rethink the future
Republican Donald Trump’s shocking victory Tuesday will force a major shift in the healthcare industry’s thinking about its future. Combined with the GOP’s retention of control of the Senate and the...
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Trump for president but what does it mean for medtech?
Looking at the wider healthcare market to begin with, a recent Commonwealth Fund reports highlighted the impact of Trump health reform proposals. According to Rand analysis Trump’s repeal-and-replace...
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The battle begins as House Republicans release ACA repeal bill
Under pressure from conservatives and the business community, House Republicans have released a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that ditches their previous proposal to tax high-value...
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Tea Party hardliners, AMA strongly oppose GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan
Republican legislation that looks to dismantle and replace Obamacare is facing serious opposition from many angles, including from hardline conservatives and the American Medical Association....
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GOP Obamacare repeal dies as House pulls American Health Care Act bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday withdrew the much-maligned bill to replace the Affordable Care Act from the floor Friday as Republican dissent swelled. The move came just minutes before the U.S....
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The top medtech stories of early 2017
The new Trump administration and Republican Congress – and all the accompanying change and uncertainty – is the major story for the medical device industry. But there are many other medtech stories...
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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...
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New 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,...
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Trump 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...
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How 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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