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February 2008

In Brief

February 2008

Supreme Court upholds federal preemption for device regulation in Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.

Supreme Court opinion

AdvaMed’s amicus brief –October 2007

Cost and value of technology analyzed in two AdvaMed-supported reports 

Hospitals encounter higher prices without tangible benefits for patients in mandatory price system, notes two noted economists

Slow growth of medical technology prices means that innovation is cost effective, observes researchers including former chief actuary of CMS

AdvaMed Media Briefing Gives Media a Preview of Industry Issues in 2008

Association speaks out on Comparative Effectiveness following Senate Budget Hearing

Ubl represents AdvaMed at Healthcare Leadership Council roundtable 

Comparative Effectiveness a topic at AdvaMed PAC fundraiser

Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) and AdvaMed President Stephen Ubl discussed comparative effectiveness during a Feb. 8 event hosted by AdvaMed PAC.

AdvaMed encouraged by Department of Commerce’s support for U.S. patent system

AdvaMed Proposes Modernizing of Diagnostic Tests

Member tells House Small Business subcommittee how SBIR grant helped his firm develop image-guided therapeutic applications targeting cancer

AAMI’s Look at Future Medical Technology Innovation Features Industry Experts Including AdvaMed’s Jeffrey Secunda

Transcript of experts’ discussion included in special AAMI 40th-anniversary magazine (cited with permission of Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, AAMI)

Business and Political Luminaries to headline AdvaMed’s 2008 Annual Meeting

Complimentary registration for March 11 Emerging Growth Conference for smaller companies registering for AdvaMed’s Annual Meeting

Join AdvaMed Member General Counsel and Senior Legal Officers to Review Industry’s Legal Issues: View updated agenda

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AdvaMed 2008 seeks committee sponsors for second trade show and exhibition

 
 

Edward J. Ludwig, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, BD and Board Chairman, AdvaMed, reviewed the industry’s activities at AdvaMed’s annual media briefing. He also spoke about a new report showing the slow rate of growth in medical technology prices as a portion of health care costs

 

Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) and AdvaMed President Stephen Ubl discuss comparative effectiveness during a Feb. 8 event hosted by AdvaMed PAC at the Association’s offices.

 

(L-R) Drs. Robert Hahn and Hal Singer of Criterion Economics brief reporters on their research at Feb. 19 event