July 2008

In Brief

July 2008

Congress Overrides President Bush’s Veto of Medicare Legislation

AdvaMed Raises Concerns with GAO Report on Imaging

AdvaMed Summary of Medicare’s Proposed Rules for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Centers

CMS Releases Proposed 2009 Physician Fee Schedule Rule

AdvaMed Supports Medicare Agency’s Personalized Medicine Plan at Public Meeting on Payment for New Clinical Lab Tests

Communications Toolkit Developed for Diagnostics Companies to Articulate Sector’s Key Issues to Media, Legislators and Others (*scroll to: Toolkit for Diagnostics”)

No Justification to Recast EC Medical Device Directives, say AdvaMed and European Groups

AdvaMed Applauds UK Report’s Recommendation on the Future of the National Health Service

Bush Administration Hailed for Seeking Japan’s Commitment to improve its reimbursement and regulatory practices for Medical Technologies

France Establishes New Committee for Cost Effectiveness Reviews

Industry Continues Philanthropic Efforts to China and Myanmar Following Disasters

A relief worker delivers equipment from Gambro to a medical facility.

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