Finance Dems Block Move To Strip Device Fee, But Signal Room To Negotiate
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
An amendment that would have stripped a proposed $4 billion annual fee on device manufacturers from health care reform legislation was voted down by Senate Finance Committee Democrats Oct. 1, but they signaled an interest to negotiate further
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