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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.
Hearing loss is a substantial problem, affecting more than 30 million Americans.
Policymakers and regulators should make necessary changes to help lower the cost and promote greater adoption of hearing aids.
The Department of Labor should establish clear protections for participants in defined benefit plans when fiduciaries wish to transfer their pension annuities to private insurance companies.
Plans that wish to offer lump-sum buyouts should be required to provide clear and complete disclosures. These should be in hard-copy form and state the implications of choosing a lump sum.