House passes permanent repeal of medical device tax

On July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Medical Innovation Act by a vote of 238-132. This bipartisan legislation permanently repeals the excise tax on medical devices described in the Affordable Care Act.
“Minnesota’s innovators can breathe easier since we’re one step closer to ending the medical device tax for good,” Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), who authored the bill, said in a press release. “Today’s vote shows strong bipartisan support for lifting this burden on innovators in an industry so important to Minnesota. I’m more

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