The year ended with some very good news, indeed, for the medical device industry. In mid-December, President Obama signed a $1.8 trillion package of spending and tax cuts that included a two-year suspension of the 2.3% medical device excise tax, which is part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare). It’s not the outright repeal of the ACA that Republicans and a handful of Democrats sought, but it could lead to a permanent repeal or, at least, to an endless number of extensions, which is the way business is often conducted at the federal level. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites Keywords: Medical Polymers read more