New Digital Health Tech Offers Early Detection of a Dangerous Heart Condition
Imagine walking just 10 yards from your front door to the mailbox and becoming so winded, you feel like you might faint. Or imagine your heart beating so chaotically that…
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Charles Fleischman Receives the First-ever AdvaMedDx Lifetime of Leadership & Service Award
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, is pleased to announce Charles Fleischman as the first-ever recipient of the AdvaMedDx Lifetime of Leadership & Service Award.
Breaking Barriers: Why Medicare Must Cover Breakthrough Medical Technology Now
As patient advocates, we’ve witnessed countless stories of hope deferred and lives put on hold while Medicare beneficiaries wait several years for access to breakthrough medical technologies that the FDA…
AdvaMed® Welcomes Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Diabetes Caucus Concerns Over Draft Medicare Competitive Bidding Proposal
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the world’s largest trade association representing medtech innovators, today welcomed a letter from U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, and…
AdvaMed® Statement on Commerce Department Section 232 National Security Investigation
WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, released the following statement from President and CEO Scott Whitaker on the Administration’s announcement of its investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act into…
AdvaMed® Thanks U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for Highlighting the Need for Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Medtech
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…
AdvaMed® Welcomes Key U.S. House Committee Passage of Breakthrough Medtech Coverage Bill, Urges Addition of Diagnostic Tests
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…
AdvaMed® Welcomes CMS’ Rural Health Transformation Program
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…
Mike Mussallem Named 2025 Medtech Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Washington, D.C.—Today, AdvaMed, the MedTech Association®, announced that Mike Mussallem, former chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences, will receive the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the medtech industry’s premier annual…
AdvaMed® Welcomes Bipartisan Bill to Support Patient Access to Laboratory Testing
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…