- From: [name redacted in image]
- Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:44 AM
- To: [redacted]
- Cc: [redacted]
- Subject: AdvaMed Lobby & Debt Limit Crisis

Greetings,

AdvaMed, the lobbying organization for medical equipment manufacturers,has exerted a disproportionate influence on the continuing disputes in raising the Debt Limit and ending the government shutdown. It may be beneficial to lobby AdvaMed and its affiliates to encourage the Legislature to cease and desist from using the Medical Equipment excises tax and associated issues as a reason to risk the full faith and credit of the Nation.

The AdvaMed lobby issues include the 2.3% excise tax, which is usually highlighted in the news. The same Obamacare legislation, however, includes business ethics provisions, such as Anti-Fraud, Anti-Kickback, Anti-Bribery, and "National Registry" (for gifts given to physicians) Acts that some people claim threatens the profits of AdvaMed lobby companies much more than the excise tax.

AdvaMed may be contacted via:

Email:
Phone:

Fax:

Mailing address:

Advanced Medical Technology Associaton (AdvaMed)
701 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20004-2654

Stock-owners in any of the following AdvaMed member companies may have particular influence. Even if you don't own, stock, it may be beneficial to contact them and request them to contact their Legislative allies to encourage immediate passage of crisis-resolution legislation, unencumbered by AdvaMed special-interest issues.

3M Health Care
Abbott Laboratories
ABIOMED, Inc.
Actuated Medical, Inc.
AcuFocus, Inc. *
Adept-Med International Inc.
Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc.
Agendia Inc.
Aggredyne, Inc.*
AirTraction Pro
Alere Inc.
AliveCor, Inc. *
ALung Technologies, Inc.
American Surgical Company *

AMS, an Endo Health Solution
Anesthetic Gas Reclamation, LLC
Angel Medical Systems
AngioDynamics, Inc.
ARC Specialty Products, Balchem Corp.
ARO Medical Aps•
ArthroCare Corporation
Atlanta Biomedical Corporation (ABC)*
Atos Medical Inc.
Autonomic Technologies, Inc.
Avancen MOD Corporation
Avenir Medical Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Banyan Biomarkers, Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
Baxano Surgical Inc.'
Baxter International Inc.
Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care
Baylis Medical Company Inc.
BD
Berlin Heart Inc.
Bio2 Medical, Inc.
Biocomposites Ltd. •
Biologic Therapies •
BioMedical Life Systems, Inc.
bioMerieux, Inc.
Biomet, Inc.
Bioptigen, Inc.
Bio-Rad Laboratories
BIOTRONIK, Inc.
Bioventus LLC
Blue Belt Technologies •
Blue Torch Medical Technologies, Inc.•
Boston Scientific Corporation
C. It Bard, Inc.
Calgary Scientific Inc.
Cardinal Health
CardioDx, Inc.
CardioFocus, Inc.
Cardiolnsight Technologies, Inc.
CardioMag Imaging
CardiOx Corporation
CareFusion Corporation
Cary Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Celestica
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.
Cepheid
CeQur Corporation
Cerner Corporation
Cervilenz Inc.
Ceterix Orthopaedics
Circulite, Inc. *

Clear Catheter Systems
Cochlear Limited
Coeur Incorporated
Cohera Medical, Inc.
Coherex Medical, Inc.
Coloplast Corp.
ConforMIS
Consensus Orthopedics Inc.
Convergence Medical Devices*
Corindus, Inc.
Corventis, Inc.
Covidien
Critical Diagnostics*
CSA Medical
CVRx, Inc.
Cyberonics, Inc.
D & D Video Specialists, Inc.`
Danaher Corporation
Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc.
Deltex Medical, Inc.
Diagnostics Photonics*
Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
DJO Incorporated
Edap Technomed, Inc. "
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
EGI
Ellipse Technologies, Inc. "
Entellus Medical, Inc.
EXACT Sciences Corporation
Exactech, Inc.
Flower Orthopedics Corporation*
Flowonix Medical, Inc.
Formae, Inc.
Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
Galil Medical
61 Dynamics, Inc.
Globus Medical, Inc.
Greatbatch, Inc.
GS Medical, LLC
HALO Healthcare, Inc.
Hansen Medical, Inc.
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology * Harmac Medical Products, Inc.
HeartFlow, Inc.*
Heartware Inc.
Heidelberg Engineering Inc
Hepa Wash GmbH
Heraeus Medical GmbH
Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
Holaira, Inc.*
Hollister Incorporated
Hologic Inc.*
Hospira, Inc.

HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.
Illumina, Inc.
Immucor, Inc.
ImpediMed Inc.
ImThera Medical Inc.
INanoBio, LLC •
InfraReDx, Inc.
InjectiMed, Inc.
Innovative Trauma Care Inc.
InspireMD Inc. '
Instrumentation Laboratory
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
IntelligentMDx •
Interface Biologics, Inc.
iScreen Vision Inc.
iSonea Limited •
ISTO Technologies, Inc.
Ivivi Health Sciences, LLC'
Johnson & Johnson
Juventas, LLC
K2M, Inc.
Kaneka Pharma America LLC
Kelyniam Global Inc.
Kensey Nash Corporation
Kerecis Limited
Kimberly-Clark Health Care
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
KLOX Technologies Inc.•
KRONUS, Inc.
Life Technologies Corporation
Lilly
Linden Capital Partners
LipoScience Inc.*
Lombard Medical Technologies PLC
Luminex Corporation
M2S, Inc.
MAKO Surgical Corp.
MBio Diagnostics, Inc.
MDxHealth, Inc.
Mederi Therapeutics Inc.
Mediplus Ltd
Medtronic, Inc.
ME LA Sciences
Mercator MedSystems, Inc.
Miceli Technologies, Inc.
Micronics, Inc.
Minerva Surgical Inc.
Miracor Medical Systems GmbH
Mitralign
Monarch Medical Technologies
Nanosphere, Inc.
Nativis, Inc.*

NDI Medical
NEBA Health, LLC
NeuroPace, Inc.
Neurovirtual USA, Inc.
NinePoint Medical, Inc.
North American Science Associates, Inc.
Novartis Diagnostics
NovaScan LLC
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Novocure
NuMED Inc
NxThera, Inc.
OBMedical Company•
Olympus America Inc.*
OPHTEC USA, Inc.
Oraya Therapeutics, Inc.
OrbusNeich Medical, Inc.
OrthoCor Medical, Inc.
OrthogenRx, Inc.
OrthoSensor, Inc.
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
PharmaJet, Inc.*
Philips Health Care
PhotoThera
Physcient, Inc. •
PKA SoftTouch Corp
Porex Corporation
PowerVision Inc.
Preventice, Inc.
Pro-Lab Diagnostics
Qiagen Sciences
Quidel Corporation
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.
Regenesis Biomedical, Inc.
Response Biomedical Corporation
ReVision Optics, Inc.
Roche
Rotation Medical •
ROTEM, Inc.
RoundTable Healthcare Partners
RTI Biologics, Inc.
s2a molecular, Inc. *
Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc
Santuris Prophylactic Inc.
Saranas, LLC•
Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC
Sensimed AG •
Sequenom Inc.
SI-Bone, Inc.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

SIGN Fracture Care International '
Silk Road Medical
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Solana Surgical, LLC "
Soma Access Systems LLC
Somahlution, Inc.
Somnetics International
SomnoMed, Ltd.
SonaCare Medical, LLC
SonarMed, Inc. *
Sonitus Medical Inc.
Sorin S.p.A.
Spinecraft
Spiracur Inc. "
St. Jude Medical"
Stanmore, Inc. "
STERIS Corporation
Streck, Inc.
Stryker Corporation
Summit Medical Products, Inc.
Symmetry Medical Inc.*
Synaptive Medical, Inc. *
Sysmex America, Inc.
12 Biosystems, Inc.
TearScience
Telcare, Inc. "
Teleflex Incorporated
Terumo Medical Corporation
The Innovation Factory "
Thoratec Corporation
Tissue Regenix Group plc"
Tosoh Bioscience, Inc.
Transcend Medical, Inc.
TriReme Medical Inc.
Trovagene, Inc. •
Tryton Medical, Inc.
Valeritas, Inc.
Valor Medical Inc.'
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Vector Surgical, LLC
Veniti Inc.
Verisante Technology, Inc.
Vermillion, Inc. "
VertiFlex, Inc.
Vesiflo, Inc.
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc.
Visionquest Industries Inc.
Vitalcor, Inc.
VitalHealth Software, Inc.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Water Street Healthcare Partners
WaveTec Vision Systems, Inc.

Welch Allyn, Inc.
Wenzel Spine
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Ximedica LLC
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

For more information: URLs that cover the Advamed issues in more detail:

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/04/18/4172/medical-device-industry-lobbies-irs-congress-dodge-health-law-tax

http://www.thenation.com/blog/176399/tea-party-lawmaker-letter-med-device-tax-repeal-authored-lobby-group

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/medicaldevice.asp

http://ryortho.com/breaking/industry-margins-challenge-advamed-device-tax-campaign/

http://medcitynews.com/2013/10/potential-medical-device-tax-repeal-horizon-advamed-pushes-targeted-ad-campaign/

http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/feb11/advocacy2.asp

http://m.poststar.com/news/local/medical-device-makers-take-brunt-of-provision-for-affordable-care/article_66b0eaa6-28ae-11e3-9f74-001a4bcf887a.html?mobile_touch=true

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/us/politics/gop-elders-see-liabilities-in-shutdown.html?hp&_r=2&
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