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Sen. Brown visits Covidien, lobbies against device tax
Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) is continuing his campaign against the medical device excise tax, bringing his message to Covidien employees last week as part of his jobs tour. "The medical technology sector
Senators aim to boost Medicaid's use of generics
As President Obama's proposal to resurrect old drug rebates draws fire from PhRMA--and lots of attention in the media--a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would boost Medicaid's
Sen. Brown accuses an arbitrary FDA of "crushing" biotechs
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is mad as hell at the FDA, and he's not taking it quietly. According to the senator, U.S. regulators often aren't mentally sharp enough to understand the drugs and
Brown targets device tax in bill
On Thursday, Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) introduced S. 262, a bill aimed at repealing the $2 billion per year tax on the medical device industry. The 2.3 percent excise tax starts in 2013 and is designed
