Number To Know…280
Executive Summary
There are 280 days until collection of the medical device tax is scheduled to restart in the US after a two-year moratorium. Medtech lobby groups will spend that time seeking a permanent repeal of the tax, but one opportunity was lost March 24 when Congress retreated on plans to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act.
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