Advanced Imaging Companies Lobby Lawmakers On Device Servicing, Reimbursement Among Other Issues
Imaging firms including Siemens, GE Healthcare, Philips, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying Congress in first quarter of year
Executive Summary
Advanced imaging companies spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in Q1 2020 lobbying Congress on issues as diverse as the national COVID-19 response and cybersecurity issues but are most interested in resolving device servicing and remanufacturing problems.
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