Republican Health-Care Plan Would Repeal US Device Tax
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Calling the US 2.3% device excise tax "punitive" and "job-killing," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., promised to permanently repeal the tax on June 22, along with the Independent Payment Advisory Board, CMS Innovation Center, and some other key features of the Affordable Care Act, and replacing them with a Republican-preferred health-care plan.
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