Medicare reform among US medical technology industry's plans and goals for 2006
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Top officials at the US medtech industry association, AdvaMed, have announced an ambitious list of goals for 2006 that includes two legislative proposals - reforming Medicare's reimbursement for clinical laboratory services and ensuring that it appropriately pays for remote patient monitoring systems. These and other initiatives aimed at promoting adequate payment for medical technology are among five areas that the trade association calls its "innovation agenda".
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