1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Statement to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Advocating for Legislation to Improve Medical Device Safety - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ngtg4pVB4Z"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/statement-to-the-subcommittee-on-health-of-the-house-energy-and-commerce-committee-advocating-for-legislation-to-improve-medical-device-safety/">Statement to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Advocating for Legislation to Improve Medical Device Safety</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/statement-to-the-subcommittee-on-health-of-the-house-energy-and-commerce-committee-advocating-for-legislation-to-improve-medical-device-safety/embed/#?secret=Ngtg4pVB4Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Statement to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Advocating for Legislation to Improve Medical Device Safety” — Public Citizen" data-secret="Ngtg4pVB4Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Public Citizen's Health Research Group urges Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee members to support bills such as H.R. 3847, the Safety of Untested and New Devices Act (the SOUND Devices Act) of 2012, that would improve patient safety — rather than threaten it.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628