US smaller companies devise user fee proposal
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) has unveiled an alternative user fee proposal to the one broached by rival association AdvaMed two months ago. In meetings this week with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff and officials from the devices industry, the trade group advocated stronger protection for small manufacturers than the payment scheme negotiated by AdvaMed.
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