AdvaMed CEO Says Some Top Agenda Items For the Year Are ‘Taking A Back Seat’ To Address COVID-19

AdvaMed has had to adjust to the new COVID-19 reality like everyone else. In an exclusive interview with Medtech Insight, the head of the industry group says they are putting some key issues such as user-fee negotiations, anti-kickback legislation and breakthrough technologies reform on the back burner to prioritize dealing with the current crisis.

comments made by Scott Whitaker (left) and Kevin Lobo (right)
ADVAMED CEO SCOTT WHITAKER (LEFT) AND CHAIRMAN KEVIN LOBO AT A September 2019 PRESS CONFERENCE • Source: Ferdous Al-Faruque

The head of the biggest medical device lobby group says the organization has had to shift its focus to prioritize the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some issues that have had to take a back seat as industry addresses the current crisis include the upcoming user-fee negotiations, anti-kickback legislation and breakthrough technologies reform.

Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, told Medtech Insight on 14 April that while his organization has had to...

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