Crossing The 'Valley Of Death': Breakthrough Devices Rule Could Lead To Slew Of New Products
Executive Summary
A new proposed rule would give automatic new technology add-on payments to breakthrough devices. While it may affect only a very small sector of the industry, the lobby group AdvaMed says it is a good first step to getting broader coverage for all devices and will incentivize companies to invest in breakthrough device research.
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