Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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7. Device tax: GOP pay-for to take a stronger hand in recouping overpaid tax credits
Republicans finally unveil a mechanism to make up for the $30 billion in revenue expected from the medical device tax they aim to bring down, but the fight isn’t over yet.
6. Did a last-minute visit from med-tech CEOs change Rep. Tsongas’ mind on device tax vote?
Less than a week after being visited by representatives from some of her district’s largest med-tech makers, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.) was 1 of 36 Democrats to vote to repeal the medical device tax.
5. Concerns about the med-tech tax are “either untrue or exaggerated”
Medical device makers have misrepresented the impact that the medical device tax will have on jobs, innovation and the cost of healthcare, according to a Bloomberg editorial.
4. 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.
3. EXCLUSIVE: Paulsen on bringing the med-tech tax repeal to a vote
MassDevice.com sits down with Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) to talk about on how he helped lead the medical device tax repeal effort through the House of Representatives.
2. 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.
1. House repeals medical device tax 270-146
The U.S. House of Representatives repealed the medical device excise tax with support from both sides of the aisle, despite repeated objections from Democrats who asked for a pay-for that doesn’t target low- and middle-income families.
