The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) today
launched Medical Device Tax Watch,
a website dedicated to raising awareness of efforts of some medical device
manufacturers to pass the costs of the medical device excise tax (MDET) to American
hospitals, healthcare providers, patients and taxpayers. The new site will be a
resource for hospitals and a tool for monitoring the device marketplace, and
can be found at www.devicetaxwatch.com.
“HSCA has been alarmed to discover mounting evidence that
some medical device manufacturers have chosen to tack the costs associated with
the medical device excise tax directly onto their invoices, shifting the cost
burden of the tax onto American hospitals, healthcare providers, patients, and
ultimately taxpayers,” said HSCA President Curtis Rooney. “National healthcare
reform is a shared financial responsibility, and hospitals have already paid
their fair share. HSCA is pleased to launch Medical Device Tax Watch as
part of our ongoing effort to raise awareness of manufacturer cost-shifting
efforts, and we urge all manufacturers to immediately stop passing on the costs
of the medical device tax onto hospitals.”
To find out more about which medical device suppliers
are passing on the cost of the medical device excise tax (MDET) to American
hospitals and other healthcare provides, please visit www.devicetaxwatch.com.
