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Congress enjoys a rare moment of harmony with passage of FDA user fee act
With all the acrimony between Democrats and Republicans in Congress these days, it was truly edifying to see lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreeing on a piece of legislation – and in the...
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Supreme Court ruling could lead to more questions than answers
The highest court in the land is poised to make a ruling that will undoubtedly change the face of healthcare forever. As the Supreme Court is set to bury or uphold President Obama’s presidential...
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Counting to 51: The fate of the device tax and the Affordable Care Act
The biggest judicial showdown in quite a while is finally over, and here are a couple of things to consider while we’re playing numerology games in an effort to interpret the scribblings of nine...
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The device tax repeal effort: RIP
He’ll get his, but what will you get? I come not to praise the effort to repeal the device tax, or even to criticize it. I’m just here to give it a proper burial because it has been one heck of an...
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A refreshing take on the state of the med-tech industry
Charles Dickens at his desk in 1858. Dickens’ famous opening line from “A Tale of Two Cities” could easily be applied to the current state of the medical device industry, “It was the best of times, it...
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Beltway Blues: The device tax, the ACA, and a cheap antidepressant
Is gridlock worse on the Beltway or inside the Beltway? Paying too much attention to something can be depressing if you’re hoping for change in a particular direction, so device makers might be...
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Med-tech doom and gloom lifting
Three years ago, med-tech companies were bracing for a massive shakeup on the healthcare landscape. The medical device tax, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and vanishing venture capital...
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