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US FDA Device Funding Would Leap By 26% In 2019 Under Trump Budget Proposal

 
• By Sue Darcey

US FDA Device Center program funding would see a $131m increase under the Trump administration's budget proposal, which prioritizes "speeding innovations" in medical devices and other products the agency regulates, and closely examining what regulations need to be revised, updated or eliminated.

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A Trump administration budget proposal released Feb. 12 states that budget authority for medical device programs at FDA would rise by $131m in 2019 to $636m, an approximate 26% increase over levels in 2018, when a bevy of continuing resolutions left FDA stuck at 2017 funding levels. As part of that funding, medical device user fee spending would rise by $3m in 2019 – from $193m for 2018 to $197m for 2019 – the Feb. 12 budget document stated.

Overall, FDA's budget authority appropriation would grow by $473m, with much of intended to support getting new devices and drugs to the marketplace, according to the Alliance for a Stronger...

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