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New Report Finds Mandatory Price Disclosure for Med Tech Would Likely Increase Prices
March 8th, 2008
A new study released found that pending congressional legislation seeking the mandatory disclosure of prices for certain medical technologies would likely result in increased prices and "provide no tangible benefits to patients." The study, released at the National Press Club by its authors Robert W. Hahn, executive director, Reg-Markets Center and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Hal J. Singer, president of Criterion Economics, examines the potential economic impact of the Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 (S. 2221), recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. In the report, the researchers review previous...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-08)
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