Industry 'Encouraged' By Trump Exec Order To Undo ACA, Device Tax
Executive Summary
Industry cheered one of President Trump's first executive orders filed Jan. 20, calling on HHS and others in the executive branch to "waive, defer, grant exemptions" from Affordable Care Act provisions for industry imposing burdens on them, including the costs of taxes and fees on "makers of medical devices."
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