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3. White House vows to block House repeal bill
White House senior advisors vow to urge President Barack Obama to veto the House of Representatives’ medical device tax repeal bill as the chamber prepares to hold a long-awaited vote.
2. Orthofix cops to felony obstruction, agrees to pay $42M
Orthofix agrees to plead guilty to a felony obstruction charge and to pay $42 million in fines to settle stemming from illegal promotion of its bone-growth stimulators.
1. Democrats: Medical device tax is terrible, but the GOP pay-for is worse
More Democrats may be waiting in the wings to support repeal of the medical device tax should the GOP come up with a pay-for that doesn’t target low- and middle-income families.