Industry Confident About Device Tax Repeal, But It's Still Vehicle-Shopping
Executive Summary
AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker says he is as confident as ever that permanent device tax repeal will happen this year. The only question is, he suggests, what legislative vehicle will bring it over the finish line. User-fee and children's health-insurance reauthorizations are options, along with tax reform, he says.
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