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		search within: All Publications Medicare Drug Focus "The Blue Sheet" "The Gold Sheet" "The Gray Sheet" Medicare Guide "The Pink Sheet" "The Pink Sheet DAILY" "The Rose Sheet" "The Silver Sheet" "The Tan Sheet" Health News Daily Pharmaceutical Approvals Research Policy ALERT Washington Fax   A D V E R T I S E M E N T A D V E R T I S E M E N T  July 21, 2008 Volume 34 , Number 29  GAO: Prior Authorization For Medicare Imaging Scans Should Be On The Table The Government Accountability Office recommends that CMS consider adopting a gatekeeper “prior authorization” payment policy to curtail the rapid growth of Medicare spending on imaging services.   READ MORE>> FzioMed Oxiplex Anti-Adhesion Gel Not Approvable For Spine Surgery – Panel FzioMed’s Oxiplex/SP anti-adhesion gel for spine surgery is “not approvable” due to its failure to adequately demonstrate a statistically significant treatment benefit in the sponsor’s randomized, pivotal trial, according to FDA’s Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel.   READ MORE>> St. Jude Medical Gains Market Share, Increases Outlook On Strong ICD Sales St. Jude Medical took another two to three points of global implantable cardioverter defibrillator market share in the first half of the year, on the back of 40 ICD and pacemaker product launches in the past two years, the company said July 16.   READ MORE>>       Medicare Bill Becomes Law: Industry Focuses On What Didn’t Make the Cut     Medicare Proposal Pours Cold Water On Heat-Based Back Pain Therapy       Chart: FDA Warning Letters Released the Weeks of June 30 - July 14       People In Brief       Expectations For Artificial Disc Trials Challenge Market Hopefuls     Senate panel appropriates $2.04 billion for FDA     Advanced Bionics/FDA settlement     Bone density meters get easier path to market     CT scan alert       Financings In Brief     Biomet Looks Abroad For Revenue Growth In Fiscal 2008     Abbott Reports Xience Stent Launch Off To A Good Start       Cross-Center CDRH Matrix Goes Live After Six Months Of Ground Work     Quality System Reg Could Be Revised To Incorporate Customer Feedback       Some Payments Permissible Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act     Chart: Global Harmonization Task Force Standardizes Regulatory Terms       Chart: FDA's June 2008 Clearances of 510(k)s       Theragenics Gets Complementary Product Injection With NeedleTech Buy       Featured Report: The Art Of Selecting Outsourcing Partners In China     Featured Event: "Medical Device Investor Day" Symposium and Annual "Investment In Innovation (In3) East" Conference

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