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.
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