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Last year, the global medical device association AdvaMed filed a petition to withdraw trade benefits that the US accords to Indian industries
On 8 June, Niti Aayog proposed a new kind of price control policy that caps margins rather than prices and asked the medical device sector for feedback
On 19 June, a public hearing to consider the withdrawal of trade benefits to Indian industries was held
Can the Indian government appease the medical device sector with this new proposed policy before the petition moves forward?
“Do not threaten us; let’s talk instead.”
On 8 June, government think-tank Niti Aayog first shared its proposed new price control policy for medical devices with US-headquartered medical device manufacturers. This new approach seeks to change the price control policy from one that currently caps prices on medical devices such as knee implants and stents without any room for flexibility.
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