UBM Canon, The Global MedTech Authority, Launches MedTech in an Election Year Microsite to Discuss Critical Issues Related to Healthcare, Policy, and 2012 Elections

LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the authority within the medical device space, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI), UBM Canon's leading brand is helping to foster key discussions within the medical device industry during this election year with the launch of the MedTech in an Election Year microsite.

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MedTech in an Election Year, launched earlier this month, includes a dedicated page on MD+DI's website and e-newsletters that provide updates on legislation, FDA regulations, and reports from the campaign trail. MedTech in an Election Year will also provide webcasts interviewing several key members of Congress that are closely involved in developing policies and legislation related to medical devices as well as interviews with Presidents/CEOs of the top medical device and IVD companies.

"MedTech in an Election Year is an important resource during a pivotal election year. Our medical content team produces and delivers content related to healthcare and MedTech policy issues that will help foster discussions that affect the global industry." says Richard Park, Editor-in-Chief of IVD Technology magazine.  "MD+DI's dedicated MedTech in an Election Year page is the go to site for the latest news and information on government and policy issues related to medical device technologies."

A key issue in the election is the repeal of the medical device tax, a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices that was passed in 2010. The National Center for Policy Analysis has joined the call to repeal the tax set to take effect in 2013. If implemented, the medical device tax is predicted to destroy jobs and raise prices. Not only will this tax increase impact U.S. companies but it will also affect companies selling medical devices to U.S. end users making the upcoming election's potential impact an important factor for the global medical device industry.

Content currently featured include stories such as: House Dems Criticize Law the Prevents FDA Rejecting Certain Defective Medical Devices, Payroll Tax Deal Includes Cuts to Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule, and Senators Bemoan Delay of UDI Regulations, Postmarket Safety.

To learn more about key issues related to the medical device industry, click here.

To learn how you can reach over 68,000 MedTech professionals through the MedTech in an Election Year's website, webcast series, bi-monthly newsletter, or digital edition, please contact your medical sales director here.

About UBM Canon
UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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