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    MedTech Europe pressures EU to make regulatory changes by early 2026

    The request includes a call to postpone re-certification requirements for devices already certified under the medical technology regulations.

    By Sept. 26, 2025
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    White House asks Supreme Court to uphold Trump’s tariff powers

    The government submitted a 49-page brief urging the high court to affirm Trump's broad emergency levies.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Updated Sept. 22, 2025
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    Exactech agrees to $8M settlement over defective knee implants

    The payment resolves allegations brought by the Department of Justice that Exactech violated the False Claims Act by selling knee implants with components that failed prematurely.

    By Sept. 19, 2025
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    FDA rescinds LDT final rule

    Regulation of lab developed tests returns to its status before the agency attempted to expand its jurisdiction and industry groups sued to stop it.

    By Sept. 19, 2025
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    House committee advances Medicare coverage bill for breakthrough devices

    AdvaMed welcomed the committee’s work on the legislation but called for the inclusion of diagnostics in the bill.

    By Sept. 18, 2025
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    FTC warns healthcare companies about restrictive noncompete contracts

    Chair Andrew Ferguson has sent letters to large healthcare employers and staffing firms asking them to review their employment contracts as the FTC pursues targeted enforcement of illegal noncompetes.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Supreme Court to hear Trump’s tariff legality case in November

    The high court granted an expedited review of an appellate court finding that the president's sweeping tariffs were illegal.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Philips under investigation by Paris Prosecutor’s Office over recalled respiratory devices

    The prosecutor’s office opened an investigation in June, with charges including aggravated fraud and failure to report incidents that pose serious health risks.

    By Sept. 10, 2025
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    Judge allows Epic antitrust suit to move forward

    A judge dismissed several claims brought by startup Particle Health against the EHR giant, but allowed some federal allegations to continue in court. 

    By Emily Olsen • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Appellate court rules Trump’s global tariffs illegal, but delays action

    The court intends to strike down the tariffs by mid-October, pending a Supreme Court review of the ruling.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Apple updates smart watches with blood oxygen feature after customs ruling

    Apple said it was able to bring a redesigned blood oxygen feature to its devices after a recent U.S. customs ruling.

    By Aug. 14, 2025
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    FTC moves to block Edwards’ JenaValve acquisition

    Edwards Lifesciences and JenaValve said they remained committed to completing the deal and would defend the case in court.

    By Aug. 6, 2025
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    Quest, Labcorp downplay ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ impact

    Executives at the laboratory companies said they expect the effects on testing services from the Republicans’ tax and domestic policy bill, including cuts to Medicaid, will be minimal.

    By July 29, 2025
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    EU, Canada delay retaliatory tariffs against US

    Meanwhile, Brazil announced its own countermeasures while Mexico remains confident it will reach a deal by Aug. 1.

    By Philip Neuffer • July 15, 2025
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    Court orders HHS to restore webpages related to ‘gender ideology’

    A federal judge ordered the government to reinstate critical documents as soon as possible, but left the door open for the Trump administration to take a second crack at removing the data.

    By Susanna Vogel • July 8, 2025
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    Carmat files for insolvency amid cash crunch

    The artificial heart maker ran a crowdfunding campaign to try to raise some of the 3.5 million euros it needed to fund operations into July.

    By July 1, 2025
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    Supreme Court upholds ACA preventive services mandate

    The high court preserved a key portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover a range of preventive healthcare services without cost sharing.

    By Emily Olsen • June 27, 2025
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    Could the FDA take an indirect approach to regulate LDTs?

    Attorneys said many questions remain about LDT regulation after the FDA lost its legal fight. A recent warning letter could be a clue to future enforcement.

    By June 16, 2025
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    Vaccine makers face fresh uncertainty after firing of CDC panel

    The abrupt termination of the 17 panelists guiding the CDC’s vaccine recommendations could yield a new committee more aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skeptical views, analysts warned.

    By Delilah Alvarado • June 10, 2025
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    Owens & Minor spikes $1.36B Rotech buyout over regulatory barriers

    The companies scrapped the merger because securing FTC clearance “proved unviable in terms of time, expense and opportunity.”

    By June 6, 2025
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    FDA declines to appeal court order that stopped LDT final rule

    “The Trump Administration has effectively ended the Biden Administration's attempt to regulate lab-developed tests,” TD Cowen analysts wrote.

    By June 3, 2025
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    US court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs

    The Court of International Trade said the president overstepped his authority, halting various duties. After an appeal, the ruling has been paused.

    By Edwin Lopez • Updated May 29, 2025
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    J&J subsidiary ordered to pay $147M for violating antitrust rules

    A jury found that Biosense Webster withheld services to hospitals using reprocessed catheters.

    By May 20, 2025
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    Regeneron wins bid to buy 23andMe out of bankruptcy

    The biotech, which has for years invested in genetics research, plans to acquire "substantially all" of testing firm 23andMe's assets for $256 million.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • May 19, 2025
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    Tracker

    Trump policies are upending healthcare. Track the effect on the medtech industry here.

    The FDA has rolled out an AI tool agency-wide, while a proposed HHS budget shows large cuts for the National Institutes of Health.

    By MedTech Dive Staff • Updated June 6, 2025