Device Tax Delay? 18 Senate Dems Say ‘Yes’; Obama Says ‘No’

Potential delay of the device tax seemed to gain momentum with a recent letter from 18 Senate Democrats to Senate Majority Leader Reid, but the president and Senate Finance Committee leadership are not on board.

The fate of the medical device excise tax continued to get some high-profile attention last week in the midst of ongoing fiscal-cliff negotiations in Washington, D.C.

While the prospects of an outright repeal of the 2.3% excise tax by the end of the year are dimming, the chances that the tax could be delayed from its scheduled Jan. 1 start date seemed to improve measurably with a recent

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