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Medical device industry lobby AdvaMed has called for six changes in federal policy to boost the industry and stop device-makers from migrating overseas, according to a release from AdvaMed.
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South Carolina's Medicaid agency announced Monday it plans to cut reimbursement rates paid to physicians, dentists and other medical providers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.