Device/insurance tax delays in package, but . . .

Health Package Slated For House Floor Omits Caddy Tax, Off-Exchange Credit Bills

By Amy Lotven / July 19, 2018 at 7:36 PM
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday revealed plans to bring a permanent repeal of the medical device tax, a two-year delay of the health insurance tax, a reversal of the ACA's ban on using tax-preferred accounts for over-the-counter medicine and tweaks to health savings accounts (HSAs) to the floor next week, but sources say he doesn't plan a vote on legislation that would delay the 40 percent tax on high-cost plans (known as the Cadillac tax) or mitigate...


Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive, detailed reporting on drug pricing reforms, Medicaid policy, FDA news and much more.