Legislation introduced in the new Republican-controlled Senate include device tax repeal, a measure that would allow Medicaid recipients to enroll in clinical trials and a bill, introduced in parallel in the House, aimed at stopping non-binding bids for supplying durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies.
Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jan. 13 reintroduced a bill to repeal the medical device tax, S. 149.
As of Jan. 15, “The Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act,” attracted a total of 15 cosponsors, including four...