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Global Affairs: China
China presents the most significant growth market for the medical device industry today and for the foreseeable future. AdvaMed's China initiatives increase opportunities for the industry in China while, at the same time, supporting China's long-term development goals. Specifically, AdvaMed works with China's government and private sector to promote the value of medical technologies while advocating a fair and level playing field for all manufacturers.
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Global Affairs: India
As India strives to promote access to healthcare – and in doing so build up their own domestic healthcare industry - the government has come to recognize that medical technologies and the regulatory infrastructure to support their development are a critical element in the healthcare delivery system and infrastructure. The medical device industry is committed to working with the Indian government to develop an appropriate regulatory framework for medical devices
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Global Affairs: Japan
Japan is in the midst of a two-year reimbursement cycle which will culminate in the determination of the rules it will use to adjust reimbursement prices in 2014. A key concern is Japan’s plan to adopt some form of health technology assessment (HTA) as a cost containment mechanism.
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