Commissioner Gottlieb says the agency won't issue layoff notices "unless and until Sept. 30 passes without reauthorization" of US FDA user fee programs. Meanwhile, could the user fee bill be a vehicle for device tax repeal?
In a memo sent to all employees July 24, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency will not send reduction in force (RIF) notices on Aug. 1 to employees who could lose their jobs if user fees are not reauthorized by Oct. 1, when the fiscal year ends.
Gottlieb wrote in the memo that "because we can reasonably expect that there will be timely reauthorization of...
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
Multi-cancer diagnostics can help get oncology patients the treatment they need more quickly, but lack of reimbursement has kept such tests out of reach for many patients. Bills providing coverage have passed or are under consideration in more than half of the states and have been introduced in both houses of US Congress.
A government report requested by US lawmakers Debbie Dingell and Anna Eshoo to review the FDA’s postmarket surveillance of medical devices stresses that strengthening the system is critical to addressing adverse events linked to devices after they hit the market.
A bipartisan bill now in the US Senate seeks to change the classification of implantable hearing aid devices to allow Medicare to reimburse for the devices, potentially expanding access for many Americans who require them.
This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
