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This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Boston Scientific government affairs: Scott Reid joins Boston Scientific's government affairs office as federal affairs director-health policy & payment. He replaces Sarah Wells, who left to become the global government affairs director at Amgen after seven years at Boston Scientific. Reid has worked on reimbursement issues for the past four years at Boston Scientific, including presenting before CMS' APC Advisory Panel to seek higher payment for the firm's Hydro ThermAblator endometrial ablation device (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 28, 2005, p. 6). He previously was the government relations manager at the American Urological Association from 1996-2001. Boston Scientific is looking for one other person to round out its D.C. office, which includes Legislative Affairs Director Steve LaPierre and International Health Policy Director Paul Barry...
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