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Q&A: AdvaMed Accel's Shadan, Wittorf Outline Lobbying Priorities, More

In a podcast exclusive with Medtech Insight, the new chair and executive director of small-company-focused AdvaMed Accel discussed their priorities for supporting small medtech companies. Among the topics discussed were the medical device tax, reimbursement uncertainty and empowering women in the industry.

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Martha Shadan, the new chair of AdvaMed Accel, and its executive director, Ashley Wittorf, recently sat down with Medtech Insight to discuss their lobbying priorities for small medtech companies. The two outlined their strategic goals to fight the medical device excise, reform the reimbursement processes and advocate for women in leadership positions in the medtech sector. (Also see "Shadan Brings Multi-Perspective View Of Medtech To AdvaMed Accel Chair Post" - Medtech Insight, 10 May, 2018.)

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