Health Reform Taxes: Senate Reduces Device Fee, Adds Cosmetic Surgery Tax
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Consensus on Capitol Hill is centering on a total tax to the device industry of $20 billion over 10 years to help cover health care reform spending, but the structure of the tax and how it will be allocated remain up in the air
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