India's Stent Price Slash Creating Climate Of Fear, Foreign Device-Makers Say
Executive Summary
An association representing international research-based medtech companies says the Indian government’s imposition of stiff price controls on cardiac stents has sown an “atmosphere of fear” in the industry, and it warns that the move could stifle patient access to innovative treatments.
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