Hospitals, GPOs Cry Foul On Industry Attempts To Pass On Excise Tax
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Some device firms are trying to pass the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax onto hospitals in the form of price increases; hospitals and group purchasing organizations argue this subverts the intent of the tax provision.
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