Clinton's latest attempt to introduce user fees for the device industry could face less opposition
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
President Bill Clinton is adopting a new tactic in his perennial drive to enact user fees on the medical device industry in the US. Proposals to levy a total of $5.9 million in user fees on 510(k) submissions as a stick to force greater participation in the FDA's third-party review programme are included in the fiscal year 2001 budget released last week.