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While the FDA focuses most of its energies on the pre-market review process for approving devices, it should not neglect the post-market surveillance syste
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.
Until a comprehensive national LTSS program is implemented, the following intermediate steps should be taken: