Device Week, 13 March 2020 – Who Is Paying For COVID-19 Tests; How Is MDIC’s Case For Quality Coming Along?

In this edition of Device Week, the weekly podcast from Medtech Insight, senior reporters Ferdous Al-Faruque, Sue Darcey and Elizabeth Orr discuss the US federal government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, who will pay for COVID-19 tests, and how the Medical Device Innovation Consortium’s work on Case for Quality is progressing.

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Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode:

• US CMS Providing Medicaid Coverage For COVID-19 Tests, But Congressman Still Sees Gaps For Testing Working Poor 

• $8.3Bn Coronavirus Response Act Lays Out US FDA’s, CDC’s And Localities’ Roles In Fighting Virus 

• FDA’s Case For Quality Head Explains The Agency’s 2020 Maturity Model Pilot For Naughty Manufacturers

• What's In A Name? FDA To Rechristen Its Popular CMMI Maturity Model Appraisal Program This Year

• Chasing Quality Isn't Easy. But An FDA Pilot Aims To Boost Quality By Appraising The Capability Of Manufacturing Sites