Medicare Agency Sees Role For Itself In Device Postmarket Surveillance
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The fiscal 2008 hospital inpatient proposed rule reveals CMS’s growing perception of itself as a public health agency, not just a payor, and in many ways blurs the line between FDA and CMS responsibilities.
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