Device-Tax Repeal In Doubt As House Postpones Health Bill Vote
Executive Summary
US House Republicans canceled a planned vote on the "repeal and replace" American Health Care Act March 23 after failing to secure enough support to ensure passage of the measure. Republicans are still trying salvage a compromise, but the developments threaten industry's goal of achieving a permanent repeal of the medical device tax in the near term.
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