5 questions about the medical device tax

Quickly following on the heels of the Nov. 4, 2014, elections, a select few policy issues made it to the top of Congress' priority list.


Quickly following on the heels of the Nov. 4, 2014, elections, a select few policy issues made it to the top of Congress' priority list. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader and presumed majority leader for the 114th Congress, has indicated that the medical device tax is a key target, inspiring confidence within the medical device industry that a repeal is, in fact, possible. Below is a basic primer about the tax, its contentious history, and how it may fare in the 114th Congress.

Click here to read they column By Gregory W. Daniel on The Brookings Institution website.