SmartBrief Survey: Device Tax Return Will Trigger Job, R&D Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than half of medical device company employees expect reinstatement of the medical device excise tax in 2020 to lead both to job losses and cuts to research…
AdvaMed® Welcomes Progress On U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Washington, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association® (AdvaMed®) today issued the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the newly upgraded United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):
Survey: Vast Majority of Medical Device Companies Will Decrease R&D, Delay Hiring if Device Tax is Reinstated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Medical Alley Association yesterday released a survey of its membership demonstrating that if the medical device tax is reinstated on Jan. 1, 2020, 83 percent of medtech companies…
1,000+ New Medtech Companies Will Pay Device Tax for First Time Starting in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 1,000 medical technology companies started after the device tax was last in effect (from 2013-15) will pay the excise tax for the first time in January…
AdvaMed®: Today’s Jobs Report a Reminder that Bad Policy Kills Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association® (AdvaMed®) released the following statement from President and CEO of AdvaMed® Scott Whitaker on today’s November jobs report by the U.S. Dept.…
House Bill Would Improve Medicare Patient Access to Breakthrough Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association® (AdvaMed®) issued the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.),…
Congressional Inaction on Medical Device Tax Will Cost 21,390 Jobs in Next 2 Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis released today by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation reports that the return of the medical device excise tax would lead to a loss of 21,390 U.S. medical technology jobs…
Nation’s Business Groups Call for Full Repeal of Medical Device Tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of major U.S. business groups is calling on Congress to repeal the medical device excise tax before it comes back into effect at the end of this…
Senate Bill Would Eliminate Medicare Patient Barriers to Advanced Diabetes Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association® (AdvaMed®) issued the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Susan…
AdvaMed® Unveils Certification Tools For Updated Code of Ethics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advanced Medical Technology Association® (AdvaMed®) is launching a suite of tools and resources – including online training, credentialing and certification – to aid implementation of its updated Code…