'The Sky's The Limit' When It Comes To Device Reimbursement Reforms, White House Official Says

The top health official at the White House Office of Management and Budget says the Trump administration is committed to clearing barriers that stand in the way of reimbursement for new medical technology. “We’re doing a lot of work on medical device stuff that nobody knows about, trying to figure out how America can maintain our dominance," Joe Grogan said Sept. 20.

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The Trump administration is prioritizing reforms to improve the reimbursement process for medical devices, and it is willing to spend money to do it. That is according to Joe Grogan, the health program associate director for the White House Office of Management and Budget, who points to the device industry as an important component of the US economy.

"The sky's the limit on devices," Grogan said during a Sept. 20 reporter briefing hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy. "What do you need to make sure America dominates...

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