AdvaMedDx® VALID Act Webinar

WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the medtech association, today thanked the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for highlighting the need for Medicare coverage of FDA-authorized breakthrough medtech and releasing a discussion draft of breakthrough coverage legislation at a hearing, “Examining Policies to Enhance Seniors’ Access to Breakthrough Medical Technologies.” 

WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the medtech association, today welcomed U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means passage of legislation providing Medicare coverage of FDA-designated and authorized breakthrough medtech. AdvaMed also urged legislators to add diagnostic tests to the measure, the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, H.R. 5343. 

WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the medtech association, welcomed today’s CMS’ announcement of the details of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. This program gives states the chance to access the latest health care technologies that best suit their needs to improve health outcomes for rural Americans.

WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the medtech association, today welcomed the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate of the bipartisan Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act by Reps. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)

Zach Rothstein, Executive Director of AdvaMedDx, on why this year’s diagnostics programming comes at an inflection point for IVD leaders — with regulatory modernization, reimbursement reform, and breakthrough technologies creating unprecedented opportunities to shape the future of health care.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, is among 67 stakeholder groups, including patient advocacy groups and state medtech and life sciences associations, urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a timely, streamlined pathway for Medicare patients to access FDA-authorized breakthrough medical technology. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the medtech association, today welcomed the kickoff of the latest Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) discussion at a public meeting at FDA headquarters. Three AdvaMed senior staff members encouraged the agency to build on the successes of the prior five such agreements to ensure the next agreement, MDUFA VI, delivers strong results for the American public.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new op-ed in The Washington Times, Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, laid out medtech’s vital role in the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, calling for policies that ensure faster, broader access to lifesaving medtech.