AdvaMed Urges Medicare Commission To Emphasize Devices As Opioid Alternatives
Executive Summary
In a statement to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the medtech industry group bemoans the lack of consideration for medical device alternatives to opioids in treating pain management. The group says the commission should factor in such alternative treatments, per the SUPPORT Act, in their recommendations to Congress in March.
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