Earlier Answers, Better Care: How Expanded Access to Alzheimer’s Testing Can Change Lives
Early Alzheimer’s blood tests are improving diagnosis, but access depends on policy. Learn how expanded Medicare coverage is changing patient outcomes.
Coverage & Payment
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A Policy Win for Maternal Health Innovation Through FDA–CMS Collaboration
The United States faces a maternal health crisis demanding urgent action. The U.S. has the worst maternal outcomes among high income nations. Our maternal mortality rates far exceed peer countries’,…
AdvaMed Commends Positive Step Toward Greater Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Medtech
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, the largest trade association representing medtech innovators, has long pressed for faster Medicare consideration of covering treatments using FDA-authorized breakthrough medtech. President and CEO Scott Whitaker made the…
AdvaMed® Comment Letter to ASTP/ONC: Accelerating AI Adoption in Clinical Care
AdvaMed’s® Comment Letter to ASTP/ONC, outlines concrete policy reforms across FDA oversight, CMS payment pathways, and HIPAA data-sharing rules to accelerate patient access to AI-enabled medical technologies. As AI-enabled medical…
The Pulse of Medtech Payment: Join Us at the 2026 Payment Policy Forum
The 2026AdvaMed® Payment Policy Forum takes place May 28–29 in Washington, D.C. at Hogan Lovells Office. Registration is now open, and as always,AdvaMed® members receive preferred pricing.
AdvaMed® Announces Melissa Torres as New Executive Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, today announced Melissa Torres is the new Executive Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs. Torres succeeds Janet Trunzo, who retired after 30 distinguished, productive years withAdvaMed®.
Why the Health Tech Investment Act Matters: Peter Weems Breaks Down What This Means for Patients
In a new video developed in partnership with Patients Rising, AdvaMed’s Peter Weems, Vice President of Imaging Government Affairs and Policy Strategy, explains why the Health Tech Investment Act is critical to expanding patient…
AdvaMed® Names Brian J. Blaser, QuidelOrtho President and CEO, Chair of AdvaMedDx Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, today announced that Brian Blaser, president and CEO of QuidelOrtho, will serve as the next chair of the AdvaMedDx Division Board of Directors, succeeding Thierry Bernard, CEO of QIAGEN. AdvaMedDx represents more…
Medical Imaging Division Announces Rich Fabian as New Board Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, today announced that Rich Fabian, president and CEO of FUJIFILM Sonosite, will serve as the chair of the Medical Imaging division’s board of directors. He will succeed David Pacitti, CEO of Avanos Medical and former president and…
Robert Cohen of Stryker Named Chair of AdvaMed’s Digital Health Tech Division Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, today announced that Robert Cohen, vice president, innovation and technology, orthopaedic group at Stryker, will be the next chair of theAdvaMed® Digital Health Tech Board of Directors. He…