Congress has delayed three Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes: the medical device excise tax, the health insurance provider fee, and the excise tax on high-dollar health plans. The delays are part of a federal government funding bill signed by President Trump on January 22.
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Unless Congress delayed the medical device excise tax, the first payments would have been due January 29. "Addressing the device tax now, before any payments are made on January 29, provides medical technology innovators with the certainty necessary to support future job growth and research and development," the Medical Device Coalition told Congress on January 19.