Premium pricing policy
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AdvaMed may work with the Commerce Department to address premium pricing concerns via the second report on the Regulatory Reform Initiative by the U.S. Trade Representative and Japan, expected by October. The first annual report was released June 26 (1"The Gray Sheet" July 1, 2002, In Brief). The effects of the policy, which allows devices to receive a temporary price within 90 days of launch and guarantees a permanent price within six months, should become clearer following several months of implementation and a "working level" AdvaMed trip to Japan in July. The trade group also will help guide the agenda of a health economics conference in Tokyo, currently scheduled for Sept. 19...