Payers had their hands full in 2025 dealing with the raft of medical technologies that came through the globe’s regulatory review processes, although the nature of many of those challenges were conventional. On the other hand, payers struggled to keep pace with both the volume of conventional devices and the novelty of AI-driven devices in 2025, a problem that will carry over into the coming year.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. received U.S. FDA approval for its Sapien M3 mitral valve replacement system, making it the first transcatheter therapy utilizing a transseptal approach to be indicated for treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR). The Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system is indicated for the treatment of patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe or severe MR or symptomatic mitral valve dysfunction who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or TEER by a multidisciplinary heart team.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Dec. 23 that Bryan Scott McMillen has agreed to pay a total of more than $140,000 due to allegations of insider trading in connection with Boston Scientific Corp.’s acquisition of Apollo Endosurgery Inc. The failure of federal authorities to prosecute McMillan under the criminal code may be a reflection of the relatively small sums he had illicitly obtained in the transaction. A Department of Justice investigation resulted in a conviction for $1 billion in health care fraud.

Bayosthiti AI Pvt Ltd. aims to make RNA sequencing and AI-based preventive health care affordable and accessible for the Indian market, leveraging intellectual property from its parent company, Biostate AI Inc.