Technology Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/technology/ Giving a voice to people with heart valve disease Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:27:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Technology Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/technology/ 32 32 HVD Policy Task Force Comments on MCIT Repeal https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/medicare-coverage-of-innovative-technology-rule/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:59:09 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=11018 Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: Heart Valve Voice US is submitting these comments on behalf of the Heart Valve Disease PolicyTask Force, which we chair. One in eight people over age 75 suffers from moderate to severeheart valve disease, placing a serious health burden on older Americans. As advocatesfor thesepatients, we are dismayed and disappointed in the […]

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]]> Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary”; Delay of Effective Date (Docket No. CMS-2021-05490) https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/medicare-program-medicare-coverage-of-innovative-technology-mcit-and-definition-of-reasonable-and-necessary-delay-of-effective-date-docket-no-cms-2021-05490/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:12:00 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=10886 The Heart Valve Disease Policy Task Force represents a diverse group of patient,disease, and research advocacy groups with a shared interest of ensuring that patientshave access to safe, innovative new technologies – “Breakthrough Devices” – as soonas possible after receiving market authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. While we understand the rationale behind delaying […]

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]]> HVVUS Expresses Thoughts On Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technologies https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/hvvus-expresses-thoughts-on-medicare-coverage-for-innovative-technologies/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:56:52 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=10718 Heart Valve Voice US is a nonprofit patient advocacy organization that provides a united voicefor people living with heart valve disease. We advocate for early detection, meaningful support,and timely access to appropriate treatment for all people affected by heart valve disease. Theprimary goal of this proposed rule aligns with our mission and we look forward […]

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]]> Bill Introduced to Combat Counterfeit Medical Devices https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/bill-introduced-to-combat-counterfeit-medical-devices/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:53:29 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=10376 On Jan. 29, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on multiple bills related to improving safety and transparency around food and medical products. Among the bills considered during the hearing was the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act (H.R. 5663). Introduced on Jan. 21, 2020 by Representatives Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and […]

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]]> Durbin Issues Bill to Safeguard Foreign-Manufactured Medical Technology https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/durbin-issues-bill-to-safeguard-foreign-manufactured-medical-technology/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:52:00 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=10379 On March 3, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Minority Whip, expressed his intent in a Senate floor speech to introduce legislation titled the Commission on America’s Medical Security Act. The legislation would assess the dependence of the United States, including public and private payers and federal agencies, on medical products sourced from foreign countries, […]

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