BOSTON — The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed; Washington) kicked off its annual meeting with a policy briefing, highlighting some of its imperatives for 2012, with issues of taxation dominating the agenda. Repeal of the device tax is obviously still high on the association's agenda, and Steve Ubl, president/CEO of AdvaMed, said the association's preference is that a repeal be packaged with legislation dealing with the oncoming fiscal cliff composed of other tax issues. Read More