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Policymakers should ensure that the FDA’s process for approval and oversight of medical devices to protect public health and safety is thorough, efficient,
Device companies should be prohibited from promoting a device for uses not approved by the FDA.
Congress should enact legislation that would provide patients with legal recourse if they are injured by a defective or malfunctioning implanted medical de
Policymakers should increase transparency and competition in the market for medical devices.
Policymakers and regulators should make necessary changes to help lower the cost and promote greater adoption of hearing aids.
The following principles guide AARP’s efforts to further budgetary decisions that reflect the needs of all members of society.
States should create a transparent and nonpartisan redistricting process. This process should be led by independent and diverse commissions that include representatives of groups.
Congress should fund a systematic review of the safety and efficacy of the most common dietary supplements, as outlined in a 2004 Institute of Medicine rep