Committee Hearings, Revising the Criteria and Process Used
by HCFA to Determine the Coverage of Medical Devices Under Medicare
This page contains testimony given before Congressional committees related
to this issue. Note that many organizations giving testimony before committees
also have statements and information available on their own webpages. That material
is available under organizational statements.
This page contains all abstracts from hearings, but only selected transcripts
released electronically by the relevant committee.
Abstracts:
Testimony:
- David
T. Williams - American Association for Homecare, House Commerce Committee,
Health and Environment Subcommittee, 7/19/00
- Jeffrey Kang
- Health Care Financing Administration, House Reform Committee, 6/7/00
- Vicki
Gottlich - National Senior Citizens Law Center, House Ways and Means Committee,
Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- Eleanor
D. Kinney - Indiana University School of Law, House Ways and Means Committee,
Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- William
G. Plested, III - American Medical Association, House Ways and Means Committee,
Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- Walter
M Rosenbrough Jr. - Health Industry Manufacturers Association, House Ways
and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- Terry
Coleman - Health Care Financing Administration, House Ways and Means Committee,
Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- Dave
Fleming - Advanced Medical Technology Association, House Ways and Means Committee,
Health Subcommittee, 4/22/99
- Nancy-Ann
Deparle - Health Care Financing Administration, Senate Finance Committee,
5/4/00