Industry Confident About Device Tax Repeal, But It's Still Vehicle-Shopping

AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker says he is as confident as ever that permanent device tax repeal will happen this year. The only question is, he suggests, what legislative vehicle will bring it over the finish line. User-fee and children's health-insurance reauthorizations are options, along with tax reform, he says.

AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker says he is open to any and all possible legislative vehicles to pass a permanent repeal of the 2.3% device excise tax.

"We are not saying one vehicle only to get device tax repeal done; we're saying whatever it takes to get it done," Whitaker said during a recent call with journalists. "If there's a pathway on MDUFA, we'd be open to that, if there's a pathway on SCHIP we'd be open to that, and if there's a pathway on tax reform we'd be open to that as well

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