'It's Time': AdvaMed Device Tax Ad Campaign Sets Sights On Key Lawmakers

While lawmakers are back in their districts during Congress' recess, AdvaMed is running local ads aimed at major congressional leaders to ensure they continue to prioritize repealing the 2.3% medical device excise tax.

After Republican senators failed to kill the medical device excise tax with their Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal efforts, Advamed says it is running local ads around the country to keep pressure on congressional leaders to prevent the tax from coming back in 2018.

The largest medical device lobby group says it is running ads in 15 states between Aug. 14 and Labor Day...

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