Tag: commerce
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Talk of Affordable Care Act, taxes detract from constructive mHealth hearings
When the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced plans earlier this month for its subcommittees to hold three days of hearings on mobile healthcare, it seemed like a promising development,… read more
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Detroit Regional Chamber launches healthcare reform website for employers
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce today launched the first phase of a healthcare reform website that will help employers and individuals answer key questions about complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare.”
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House to hold hearings this week on mHealth regulations
Continuing to pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on whether it intends to regulate smartphones, tablets and mHealth apps as medical devices under the Affordable Care Act, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a three-day series of hearings this week to examine how such regulations would impact patients, physicians and developers. read…
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Lawmakers express concerns to FDA about taxing mHealth apps
Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration if it intends to regulate smartphones, tablets and mobile apps as medical devices under the Affordable Care Act, as reported by The Hill newspaper in a blog