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Medicare to cover Edwards' Sapien heart valve
For medical device companies, gaining Medicare reimbursement for surgical procedures involving their implants can be a sort of financial holy grail. Edwards Lifesciences ($EW) has reached that point now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has agreed to pay for surgery involving its Sapien transcatheter heart valve.
FDA, CMS launch parallel review pilot
The FDA and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have launched a parallel review pilot program for medical devices. The pilot will allow for the streamlined, concurrent review of devices by
Council mulls improvements to med device development
GAITHERSBURG, MD - Representatives of the Council on Medical Device Innovation gathered last Thursday in Gaithersburg, MD to discuss the government's role in fostering medical device development and
