Bill Bonanza: US Congress Sprouts Medtech Legislation This Spring
Executive Summary
A bumper-crop of bipartisan-sponsored, mostly industry-supported legislation seeking to streamline compliance, improve access or otherwise reduce burdens in the medical device space has surfaced in recent months under the GOP-led Congress, just in time to potentially be considered in conjunction with "must-pass" user-fee reauthorization. The bills' targets range from hearing aids to diagnostics and from facility inspections to device repair services to Medicare reimbursement. Here's a roundup of introduced and draft legislation compiled by Medtech Insight.
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