Medical Device Tax Comes Back January 1

Amneal and Impax to Marry, Creating the 5th Larges

Amneal and Impax to Marry, Creating the 5th Larges

For the first time in years, the medical device tax will take effect Jan. 1, after Congress left town without delivering on a long-promised delay or repeal.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in years, the medical device tax will take effect Jan. 1, after Congress left town without delivering on a long-promised delay or repeal. But opponents of the tax, both in industry and on Capitol Hill, aren’t giving up yet: They’re scrambling to find another solution that could offer some relief at the start of the new year.

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