WASHINGTON – This year's conference on reimbursement sponsored by the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA; Washington) did not feature a funereal tone, but the mood was tempered by expectations that the current economic and political environment may take the edge off the device industry's growth. (Medical Device Daily)

WASHINGTON – Thursday's meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) included a session titled "Medicare's statutory authority to support delivery system reform." While there were voices that favored beefing up the agency's statutory authority to push reform along, there were also those that expressed misgivings on how such authority might work in practice. (Medical Device Daily)