Yesterday, ACT | The App Association and a broad coalition of health and tech companies responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) request for comment on new provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The coalition addressed the implementation of the Merit-based [...]
“Our ultimate goal is to solve what stress is – for individuals, and for the whole planet.” That’s what Rob Goldberg told us when we first met him back in August. Rob is a neuroscientist and founder of Boston-based startup, Neumitra. The company builds wearable technology that monitors the physiology [...]
Over the past eight years, the app industry has grown to a $120 billion economy, providing a platform for new companies and job creation throughout the nation. This success is felt in every part of the country as more than three-quarters of the top-earning app companies come from outside Silicon [...]
Today the European Court of Justice ruled that the Safe Harbor agreement negotiated between the U.S. and EU was invalid. In response to the Court’s action, ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed released the following statement: This is an issue at the government-to-government level. While the tech industry [...]
This past weekend on college campuses throughout the country, students dressed up, tailgated, and joined thousands of classmates to cheer on their school football team. Students leaving home to attend college have left behind family, friends, and other familiar comforts. Many have also left behind their favorite NFL team. With [...]