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“Tax Effect Not Minimal and is Responsible for 18,500 Job Losses”

The medical device tax has a “profound negative effect” on the nation’s jobs and innovation, AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen Ubl and Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance Executive Director Gail Rodriguez explain in an editorial.

The medical device tax has a “profound negative effect” on the nation’s jobs and innovation, AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen Ubl and Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance Executive Director Gail Rodriguez explain in an editorial.

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How is Industry Dealing with Tax – Survey Results Tell Story

The U.S. Medical Device Excise Tax continues to draw scorn from industry advocates as a jobs killer. However, new data from a survey tells a different story about how executives are compensating for costs of the tax, and that story varies considerably by size of company.

The U.S. Medical Device Excise Tax continues to draw scorn from industry advocates as a jobs killer. However, new data from a survey tells a different story about how executives are compensating for costs of the tax, and that story varies considerably by size of company.

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Reimbursement Report

The Appeals Process

By Elizabeth Brown, MD

Presenting clinical evidence to payers is the most efficient method of gaining coverage. But when this strategy is unsuccessful or hits a wall, a ground-up approach is required, relying on consistent and steady support from local physician champions that demonstrates broad acceptance of a technology.

Presenting clinical evidence to payers is the most efficient method of gaining coverage. But when this strategy is unsuccessful or hits a wall, a ground-up approach is required, relying on consistent and steady support from local physician champions that demonstrates broad acceptance of a technology.

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