A Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act bill that would dole out $25bn for additional testing by federal agencies and $75bn to Medicare suppliers providing testing equipment passed the US Senate on 21 April and is headed to the House for a vote.
The US Senate on 21 April approved a $484bn spending package providing tens of billions of dollars to compensate Medicare suppliers that have already supplied diagnoses, testing supplies and personal protection equipment (PPE) to detect the coronavirus, and $25bn more to expand COVID-19 testing.
House members, almost all of whom are self-quarantining or working in their home districts since the end of March, have...
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.
