Under a GOP Affordable Care Act "repeal and replacement" discussion draft, all ACA taxes – including the medical device tax – would be repealed, and each state would decide what minimum essential health benefits add up to acceptable health-care coverage.
The latest GOP-developed Affordable Care Act "repeal and replacement" discussion draft endorsed by the Trump administration would repeal every tax imposed on medical products by the ACA, including the excise tax imposed on device manufacturers. The proposal leaves almost no revenue-generators to states to help them cover the costs of health care for their elderly and low-income populations.
The mid-February discussion draft was provided to news sources by congressional leaders on Feb. 24.
Broad participation by EU member states in a new pilot to test a unified procedure for evaluating applications for combined drug and IVD studies shows they recognize its value, says Monique Al, vice-chair of the Clinical Trials Coordination Group.
MedTech Europe is ready to become involved and shape Europe’s Life Sciences Strategy and help drive regulatory simplification from the top to make the EU “the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030.”
The UK government’s blueprint to deliver an NHS "fit for the future" was released on July 3.
