A new Medicare policy provides quicker coverage for certain breakthrough medical technologies. While a step in the right direction, it isn’t enough. The best hope for delivering breakthrough #medtech to 65m Medicare beneficiaries is congressional action:

We look forward to working with Dr. Tarver as Interim Director to ensure the transition to new leadership is smooth, & that Jeff's vision of a true public-private partnership remains the hallmark of the Center he helped establish as the gold standard for device safety worldwide.

Jeff understood the critical role a regulator plays in the innovation ecosystem, knowing how to balance the ultimate goal of medical device safety and effectiveness with the important goal of spurring innovations that improve and save lives.

On behalf of the entire medtech industry, I want to thank Dr. Shuren for his incredible career of service to patients and public health.

As #NationalDiabetesMonth comes to a close, we at @AdvaMedUpdate want to thank the diabetes sector for the tremendous work they do for the 37+ million patients across the country living with #T1D and #T2D:

I appreciated the opportunity to testify before a House @EnergyCommerce subcmte on the critical role of #EtO in sterilizing 20b #medtech devices annually in the U.S. We support updated regs, but, as I laid out for the committee, they must be done right:

Our Chair, @JNJMedTech's Ashley McEvoy, and I had a great discussion about the remarkable #medtech industry we are so fortunate to be a part of. We also talked about the upcoming @MedTechCon, which it’s not too late to register for. #MTC2023 More here:

Preview the list here: #MedTechCon #MTC23 #medtech #digitalhealth, #healthtech

Whether through the bipartisan Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act or through TCET rulemaking, patients in need of these breakthrough technologies can no longer wait, nor should they have to. 3/3

NEW: We have a great episode of MedTech POV out now! Former @AdvaMedUpdate Chairman Mike Minogue joins to talk about his #medtech career, leadership, and how our industry goes above and beyond for veterans. Listen here and subscribe for future episodes:

.@AdvaMedUpdate is ready to work with CMS and @POTUS to prevent these drastic cuts that would limit access to #RadiationTherapy treatments for an untold number of patients, especially those in rural communities.

5/5 We’re glad CMS agrees that change is needed. I’m sure you won’t want to miss Lishan’s breakdown of what #TCET, if done right, could mean for patients who are suffering. Tune in at 10:30 ET this morning: