Orthopedic Device Firms Lobby Hard On COVID-19 Relief And Reimbursements, Among Other Issues
Executive Summary
Firms including Depuy Synthes, Medtronic Inc., and Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., spent thousands of dollars lobbying Congress last winter.
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