Yesterday Exact Sciences sponsored a very successful Congressional Staff briefing on Innovation in Cancer Detection. Exact Sciences has gained FDA and Medicare approval for Cologuard a non-invasive colon cancer screening test that detects 92% of colon cancer and 69% of advanced pre-cancer. Among the speakers were Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences; Dr. David Ahlquist…
Congratulations to our client Poly-Technical Solutions!! On Friday, EPA approved their application for a new nano-technology anti-microbial. It is a breakthrough innovation with wide applications and great commercial potential. Essentially it kills bacteria, fungi and viruses making clothing and many other materials including plastic self-cleaning. Broydrick and Associates has represented them since December 2014. They…
We hosted a fundraiser for Sean Duffy last night. It was a wonderful meal but also a very substantive discussion of his work on Financial Services, trade and the Export-Import Bank. There were honest disagreements among us, but there was an open dialogue, we needed, along with our predictions about the 2016 election. It was…
The Doc Fix bill contains a section (Section 105) that is a testament to perseverance and the ability of the Wisconsin delegation to work together. The section itself was sought by a coalition of groups including our client the Wisconsin Medical Society to assist WHIO (Wisconsin Health Information Organization) in obtaining Medicare data so that…
Senator Tom Cotton has a made a mistake. He may not like any agreement that the US reaches with Iran, but he is interfering with a process that should be in the Administration’s’ hand and specifically Secretary of State Kerry. He says he wants a tougher deal. What his actions have done is make any…
Tonight former Congressman Tom Petri and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner were honored at the Japanese Embassy receiving Japan’s Highest Civilian Award bestowed on foreigners. Both of them have fostered good relations with Japan which is our most important ally in Asia, and some say our most important ally in world. Both of them deserve congratulations. The…
Let’s all grow up! The House (R) and Senate (D) make a deal on numerous tax extenders. Immediately the White House threatens a veto. Why were these three not negotiating in the first place—White House, House and Senate? One would hope that next year we do not get into another spat with Congress proposing and…
The American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines include Cologuard in a recommended list of screening options for colorectal cancer. ACS guidelines also reflect the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assessment that Cologuard be performed every three years for patients 50 and older who do not have symptoms of colorectal cancer and who do not have…
This weekend I spent time both Saturday and Sunday going door to door for Congressman Patrick Murphy in Palm Beach Shores on Singer Island where we have our Florida residence. Patrick has run a 100% positive campaign and the response at the doors was reflective of his positive approach. One gentleman told me that he…
Friends and Colleagues, Yesterday CMS gave final approval to Exact Science’s Cologuard a non-invasive colon cancer test that detects 92% of cancer and 69% of advanced pre-cancer. Many of us refuse to get a colonoscopy. For those who refuse this is an alternative that is non-invasive and the sample is collected at home. If widely…