AdvaMed® Responds to Congressional RFI on AI in Health Care
This week, AdvaMed, The Medtech Association®, responded to a request for information from Congressman Ami Bera regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.
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AdvaMed® Urges Senate Leader to Prioritize R&D Tax Credit in Any Tax Package
This week, in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, AdvaMed® President and CEO Scott Whitaker underscored the critical importance of passing a tax provision that allows small businesses…
In Congressional Testimony, AdvaMed® Urges Passage of Diagnostic Regulatory Reform
Today, Zach Rothstein, Executive Director of AdvaMedDx®, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health during a hearing on diagnostic test regulation and FDA’s proposed laboratory developed…
“Transparency, Inclusion, and Example”: How to Lead in Congress, Business, or Anywhere, According to Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr
Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina joined me on the Medtech POV podcast to share his perspective on policy and leadership. Having served in the U.S. House and…
In Letter, AdvaMed® CEO Calls on CMS to Release Final Breakthrough Technology Coverage Rule, Calling Delay “Puzzling”
Scott Whitaker, President and CEO of AdvaMed, The Medtech Association®, sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure outlining industry disappointment in the lack of a finalized rule for Transitional…
AdvaMed® Calls on Congress to Prevent Government Shutdown
Today, AdvaMed, The Medtech Association®, released the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the potential government shutdown and the impact it could have on patients:
New Episode of Medtech POV Podcast: Senator Richard Burr Discusses AI and Health Care, the VALID Act
Today, AdvaMed, The Medtech Association®, released the newest episode of Medtech POV with Scott Whitaker, featuring a conversation with former Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina.
Heart Surgeon, Small Medtech Company Leader Urges “Sensible” Sterilization Regulations, Cites Dire Consequences for Patients
In testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, Dr. Lishan Aklog urged Congress and the executive branch to consider the dire consequences for patients and…
AdvaMed® Announces New Chair of State Medtech Alliance
Today, AdvaMed, The Medtech Association®, announced Kelvyn Cullimore, President and CEO of BioUtah, will serve as the next chair of the State Medtech Alliance (SMTA). The Alliance is a consortium…
Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
The on-field cardiac arrest of football player Damar Hamlin raised the profile of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). An AED helped save his life.