Ding dong! The device tax is dead

Ding dong! The device tax is dead-plasticstoday: It looks like the medical device industry will get an early Christmas present from Congress and President Trump: The House of Representatives approved a $1.4-trillion spending package yesterday that includes a permanent repeal of the 2.3% excise tax on most medical devices sold in the United States. The tax is part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare. (click "continue to site" to go to the article)

Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages

Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages-rollcall: House appropriators filed two mega spending packages for floor consideration Tuesday after hammering out last-minute details over the weekend. The legislation is the culmination of months of bargaining and numerous stalemates, even after a budget caps accord was reached in July. It also provides a must-pass vehicle for various policy measures that are the product of other committees.

Sources: Repealing health care taxes in play on spending deal

Sources: Repealing health care taxes in play on spending deal-rollcall: Congressional leaders were discussing a permanent repeal of three major health care taxes, on medical devices, health insurers and high-cost “Cadillac” insurance plans, as part of the final appropriations measures advancing this week, according to sources familiar with the talks. The tentative development follows some skepticism about whether leaders would even be able to agree to attach an extension of expiring tax cuts and other tax policy changes to the package, and little expectation that the costly taxes would be repealed altogether.

AdvaMed once again calls on Congress to repeal the medical device excise

AdvaMed once again calls on Congress to repeal the medical device excise tax-mpn: Trade association Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) calls on Congress to repeal the medical device excise tax following the passage of the Cadillac tax repeal.

Votes against medical device taxes show irresponsibility has a broad constituency

Votes against medical device taxes show irresponsibility has a broad constituency - REPORTS OF bipartisanship’s demise may be a little bit exaggerated, because if there’s one thing Republicans and Democrats can still occasionally agree on, it’s cutting taxes or increasing spending, especially to the benefit of favored industries, and charging the cost to the national debt.

House Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax

House Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax

There's no case against medical device tax repeal

There's no case against medical device tax repeal - Despite the significant progress made last year in reforming the U.S. tax code, there are still a number of meaningful tax improvements left for Congress to address. The first is repealing the medical device tax.

July vote to repeal medical device tax may bolster vulnerable GOP lawmaker

July vote to repeal medical device tax may bolster vulnerable GOP lawmaker - The House is planning to vote this month on legislation that would repeal ObamaCare's medical device tax, a move that would satisfy industry leaders and boost the reelection prospects for the bill’s sponsor.

There’s a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts

There’s a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts-washingtonpost: Congress is apparently not done cutting taxes, even after passing a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul last year.

Opponents urge Congress to suspend ObamaCare tax this year

Opponents urge Congress to suspend ObamaCare tax this year-thehill: Opponents of a tax on health insurance are urging lawmakers to suspend the ObamaCare tax starting this year after House Republican leadership unveiled a stopgap spending measure that included a one-year delay only for 2019.

Republicans lack votes to prevent a shutdown

Republicans lack votes to prevent a shutdown-politico: House Republicans are short of the votes they need to avoid a government shutdown, but Speaker Paul Ryan and GOP leaders remain confident they will pass a stopgap funding measure when it comes to the floor on Thursday.

Tax on medical devices to resume after 2-year suspension

Tax on medical devices to resume after 2-year suspension-ap: While much of corporate America will enjoy a tax cut in the new year, one industry is getting a tax increase it has fought hard but so far unsuccessfully to avoid.

Groups make year-end push to delay ObamaCare taxes

Groups make year-end push to delay ObamaCare taxes-thehill: Industry groups are gearing up for a final push to repeal or delay taxes in ObamaCare before the end of the year.

Health Care Divide Leaves Tax On Path to Reinstatment

Health Care Divide Leaves Tax On Path to Reinstatement-ap: The industry that makes medical devices from artificial hips to miniature pumps for IV drips is looking for a fallback plan to repeal a widely reviled sales tax that almost met its end in GOP health care legislation.

GOP Hopes for Obamacare Repeal Rest on ‘Skinny’ Bill

GOP Hopes for Obamacare Repeal Rest on ‘Skinny’ Bill-rollcall: Senate Republican hopes to overhaul the U.S. health insurance system appear to hinge on the passage of a “skinny” bill that would only repeal a select few provisions in the 2010 health care law.

To Repeal Obamacare, Senate May Have to Keep Some of Its Taxes

To Repeal Obamacare, Senate May Have to Keep Some of Its Taxes-bloomberg: Senate Republicans crafting an Obamacare replacement are delaying one of their toughest decisions: whether to keep all of the House measure’s $664 billion in tax cuts that mostly benefit well-off Americans.

Not invited to administration Obamacare meeting: Treasury

Not invited to administration Obamacare meeting: Treasury-axios:Members of the Trump administration got together on Sunday to talk about President Trump's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare — but a photo tweeted by White House chief of staff Reince Priebus doesn't show any Treasury Department officials at the table, despite the likelihood that the plan will involve big tax changes.

Negotiators eye one-year suspension of ObamaCare's 'premium tax'

Negotiators eye one-year suspension of ObamaCare's 'premium tax'-thehill: Lawmakers are considering scaling back an ObamaCare tax on insurance companies as part of a year-end legislative deal. Two other ObamaCare provisions were already expected to be in the package: a two-year delay of the “Cadillac tax” on high cost health insurance and a two-year suspension of the excise tax on medical devices.

Dems warn against ObamaCare tax delays

Dems warn against ObamaCare tax delays-thehill: Some Democrats are raising concerns that an ObamaCare tax trade-off taking shape in Congress this week could whet the appetite of other industries looking to chip away at the law. House and Senate leaders say they are inching closer to a year-end tax package — likely wrapped into the governing spending bill — that would pause both the healthcare law’s "Cadillac tax" and its medical device tax for two years.

Two Obamacare Taxes Likely to Be Delayed for Two Years

Two Obamacare Taxes Likely to Be Delayed for Two Years-morningconsult: It is increasingly likely that two prominent Obamacare taxes that help pay for the law — on medical devices and high-cost health plans — will be delayed for two years. Congressional negotiations are overlapping on an omnibus spending bill and a bill to renew several expired tax provisions. Both bills could be merged into one giant end-of-year package, a GOP negotiator said Wednesday. Either way, the two Affordable Care Act tax provisions are in the mix of options.