After pushing back the start date twice, CMS now wants to scrap the Trump-era rule, which provides an expedited pathway to Medicare coverage for devices that receive the FDA breakthrough designation.
In the snail race to end the government shutdown, House Republicans have proposed a new bill, which among other things, would delay the medical device excise tax for two years. The current proposal in the Senate doesn’t mention amending, much less repealing, the medical device excise tax. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told the Washington Post […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Armed with a map and stats from John Eckberg, Cook Medical media relations director, the Washington Post’s Wonk Blog editor Ezra Klein makes a convincing argument for why the medical device excise tax repeal effort is so “compelling.” Here are Klein’s reasons why the medical device excise tax is “weak”: The lobbyists helped [with the […]
Medical device tax repeal not included in budget deal, Aide says to Bloomberg $BSX, $CFN, $MDT, $SYK — Sasha Damouni (@SashaDamouni) October 14, 2013 Bloomberg healthcare reporter Sasha Damouni has tweeted an aide told the magazine the medical device tax repeal is not included in the budget deal. Despite the intensive efforts of the medical […]
The 2.3 percent medical device excise tax that’s been in Washington’s crosshairs the past few weeks is adding up to expensive veterinary bills, NPR reports. Because many devices used on animals are human medical devices, the tax gets passed on to veterinarians and then on to pet owners. If the devices aren’t labeled specifically for […]
As shutdown wears on, Advamed continues its push to end the medical device excise tax through a targeted ad campaign that will run through Oct. 17 in the Beltway, placed in such media as Politico. (See right for one of the ads–note the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is one of the supporters.) “First and foremost […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Senate voted to kill the House amendments that would delay Obamacare and fund the government in a vote 54-46. Indiana is a good example of the division of the country on Obamacare, with the medical device excise tax at the heart of the matter. Both Sen. Dan Coats (R) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) […]
The medical device excise tax repeal is on the table as part of a government shutdown deal, along with a delay of Obamacare. If this bill doesn’t go through as is (and it seems that it won’t), here are two other potential legislative routes that could be taken to get the device excise tax repealed. […]
The shining moment for a potential medical device excise tax repeal could come on the heels of the Obamacare-debt ceiling bill. If the medical device tax is in fact repealed as part of the debt ceiling deal Congress pushes through (or doesn’t), Paul Keckley, the former Executive Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, […]
Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) has taken to the newspapers, but instead of crying “Extra! Extra!” sounds the call of “Too much is enough.” Unsurprisingly, Coats, who opposes Obamacare (he’s the guy who introduced a bill to defund the program if it doesn’t meet its deadline), has been a large proponent for the repeal of the […]
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Medical device industry professionals have been asked to remember and apply that aphorism their grandmothers said about a little thank you going a long way in the campaign to kill the device tax. Though the Senate voted to repeal the medical device excise tax more than four months ago, last week, Joe Hage, the leader […]